Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.3 Earthquake hits Luzon in the Philippines.

5.0 Earthquake hits Samoa.

5.0 Earthquake hits Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia.

5.0 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.3 Earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands.

5.2 Earthquake hits the Bismarck Sea.

5.1 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.1 Earthquake hits the Bismarck Sea.

5.0 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.9 Earthquake hits the western Indian-Antarctic ridge.

5.3 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.

5.1 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical cyclone 14p (Yalo), located approximately 334 nm west-southwest of Papeete, Tahiti, and is tracked southeastward at 08 knots.

Tropical cyclone 11p (Winston), Final advisory has been issued on Tropical cyclone Winston which is located approximately 367 nm northeast of Kingston Island. Winston is already exhibiting signs of being subtropical, with the mid-level warm core weakening and the wind field expanding. The system is forecast to complete subtropical transition, but is expected to maintain gale-force winds.

NewsBytes:

Fiji - The death toll in Fiji has jumped to 42 amid fears for remote areas and islands yet to be reached by relief teams, days after a devastating cyclone. Cyclone Winston, thought to be one of the strongest storms to hit the Southern Hemisphere, left 8,500 sheltering in evacuation centres. Teams are still being deployed. Officials said they met "grim images of devastation" on reaching Koro island. The Red Cross has warned that the toll could still rise further. The powerful cyclone, which struck last weekend, brought winds of over 320km/h (200mph), torrential rain and waves of up to 12m (40ft), flattening many buildings in parts of the main Viti Levu island and Koro islands. It has been described by the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation as the worst to ever hit the country. The damage in remote outlying areas - so far seen only from the air - is reported to be especially bad. Pictures taken from Koro on Tuesday showed battered and demolished homes on the island. Communication with many smaller and remote islands in the Pacific nation of 900,000 people have been down since the cyclone hit.

Southern USA - Three dead as tornadoes hit southern US - At least 7 tornadoes lashed Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida Tuesday, destroying homes and businesses. The deaths occurred when mobile homes were destroyed in Louisiana and Mississippi, officials said. A powerful storm system swept across the East Coast on Wednesday, killing four people in Virginia and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the region. A day earlier, the system spawned about two dozen tornadoes along the Gulf Coast, damaging hundreds of homes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. Three people were killed and dozens were injured.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical cyclone 11p (Winston), located approximately 348 nm west of Suva, Fiji, is tracking west-southwestward at 02 knots.

NewsBytes:

Fiji - The death toll from tropical cyclone Winston has risen to 21. Many remote villages have been completely flattened by the slow moving storm with many communications lines still cut. The government has declared a 30-day state of natural disaster (state of emergency) and a curfew.

Nottinghamshire, England - A car was sucked into a sinkhole created by a burst water pipe in Nottinghamshire. The driver thought it was a puddle!

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.8 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.

5.4 Earthquake hits the Hindu Kush, Afghanistan.

5.3 Earthquake hits the central, Mid-Atlantic ridge.

5.3 Earthquake hits Fiji.

Two 5.1 Earthquakes hit the central Mid-Atlantic ridge.

5.1 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.

Two 5.0 Earthquakes hit the central Mid-Atlantic ridge.

5.0 earthquake hits New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical cyclone 11p (Winston), located approximately 253 nm west of Suva, Fiji, is tracking west-southwestward at 07 knots.

NewsBytes:

Idaho, USA - About 250 people have been trapped in a massive landslide in the small remote town of Elk City in Idaho County in the United States. The landslide is about 40 feet deep and is blocking approximately 500 feet of the highway.

Fiji - Fiji began a massive clean-up on Sunday after the most powerful cyclone in the Pacific island nation's history left a trail of destruction, killing at least five persons and crippling vital infrastructure. The category five super-storm lashed the popular tourist destination overnight Saturday, packing wind gusts approaching 300 kilometres (185 miles) per hour, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre.

Malaysia - Continuous heavy rain in southern Sarawak since Thursday night has left many areas flooded and triggered at least three landslides. The number of flood victims housed at relief centres in the Kuching, Samarahan and Serian divisons have increased to 2,869 people from 486 last night due to intermittent heavy rain in several places since yesterday.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical cyclone 11p (Winston), located approximately 90 nm west-northwest of Suva, Fiji, is tracking westward at 16 knots.

Tropical cyclone 13s (Uriah), located approximately 1080 nm south-southeast of Diego Garcia, is tracking south-southeastward at 04 knots.

NewsBytes:

Fiji - Tropical Cyclone Winston has made landfall on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The storm, which is the most powerful ever to hit the island nation, was tracked moving through the narrow waterway ocean in between the country's main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. The capital city, Suva, is without electricity. Tropical Cyclone Winston was packing winds of 180 mph with gusts over 220 mph -- the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane -- according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre. It is the strongest storm on record to make a direct hit on the main islands, which are home to a majority of Fiji's 900,000 people and are smaller than Connecticut.

South Africa - Harding - Three more people have died in lightning strikes in KwaZulu-Natal, bringing to 10 the number of people killed in one week, the provincial co-operative governance and traditional affairs department said on Saturday.

Texas, USA - Volunteers with Texas Search and Rescue are picking up their search efforts for two children lost during a major flood along the Blanco River.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

6.1 Earthquake hits Taiwan.

The very strong earthquake in Taiwan today claimed the lives of at least 7 people and toppled several buildings in Tainan. 35 people are still trapped in the rubble. About 6,000 households in the Yungkang, Shanhua, Kueijen, and Yujing districts are suffering power outages, while some 400,000 households have no water supply. Taiwan's official Central News Agency reported that bullet trains would not run in southern Taiwan until at least 5 p.m.

5.5 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.1 Earthquake hits the Xizang-Nepal border region.

5.1 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits Vanuatu.

5.0 Earthquake hits New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

5.0 Earthquake hits New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.8 Earthquake hits the Kermedec Islands.

5.6 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

5.2 Earthquake hits off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand.

5.2 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.8 Earthquake hits New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

5.3 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.2 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits near the coast of Kamchatka, Russia.

Earthquake

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.2 Earthquake hits southern Iran.

5.1 Earthquake hits Vanuatu.

5.0 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits Tajikistan.

5.0 Earthquake hits Vanuatu.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

6.0 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.

5.5 Earthquake hits Taiwan.

5.2 Earthquake hits the Nias region, Indonesia.

5.1 Earthquake hits Halmahera, Indonesia.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Kermedec Islands.

5.0 Earthquake hits Central Peru.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.5 Earthquake hits Seram, Indonesia.

Reports of eight people injured and 120 houses damaged.

5.2 Earthquake hits southern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Two 5.1 Earthquakes hit Cuba.

5.1 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Solomon Islands.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

7.0 Earthquake hits Algeria.

6.6 Earthquake hits Hokkaido, Japan.

6.0 Earthquake hits Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

5.5 Earthquake hits the Macquarie Islands.

5.2 Earthquake hits Tonga.

5.2 Earthquake hits eastern Xizang, China.

5.1 Earthquake hits northern Xinjiang, China.

5.1 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.1 Earthquake hits Tonga.

5.1 Earthquake hits the Flores region, Indonesia.

5.0 Earthquake hits Tajikistan.

Frost Quakes in Wisconsin, USA

Cryoseisms, as they're officially known, happen when water in the soil expands as it freezes which can cause a large boom and the ground can shake. They're pretty rare. The National Weather Service says they got several reports of "Frost quakes" from part of Wisconsin on Tuesday.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

6.4 Earthquake hits Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia.

6.3 Earthquake hits Hokkaido, Japan.

5.7 Earthquake hits the southwest Indian ridge.

5.3 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.

5.2 Earthquake hits Kapulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.0 Earthquake hits central Turkey.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Santa Cruz Islands.

5.0 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits offshore Coquimbo, Chile.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Pacific-Antarctic ridge.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.0 Earthquake hits Fiji.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.4 Earthquake hits the Dodecanese Islands, Greece.

5.2 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.

5.1 Earthquake hits offshore Coquimbo, Chile.

5.0 Earthquake hits offshore Coquimbo, Chile.

5.0 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits the southern east Pacific rise.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.5 Earthquake hits the Bouvet Islands.

5.0 Earthquake hits Tonga.

5.0 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits the northern Mid-Atlantic ridge.