Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes - Global

6.9 Earthquake hits Hokkaido, Japan.

Ten people suffered minor injuries due to falling objects, broken glass and other incidents, but authorities said no serious damage was reported and the quake did not generate a tsunami. The shaking lasted about a minute. Bottles smashed to the ground in supermarkets, some areas had power blackouts and a number of highways were closed. Trains were stopped on rural tracks as a precaution. No damage to several nuclear facilities in the region was reported.

5.5 Aftershock hits southeast of Honshu, Japan.

6.0, 5.2 and four 5.1 Earthquakes hit the Santa Cruz Islands.

5.4 and 5.0 Earthquakes hit New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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5.2 Earthquake hits south-east of Easter Island.

5.0 Earthquake hits Hokkaido, Japan.

5.0 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.

Storms and Floods

An "atmospheric river," a weather phenomenon which channels tropical moisture all the way across the Pacific Ocean like a 'river of storms' is heading for California, USA. Sometimes called a "pineapple express," these storms are viewed by weather experts as California's equivalent of a hurricane. Weather experts say Sacramento could see 4 to 8 inches of rain, and the mountains of the Northern Sierra Nevada and Shasta regions could be deluged with 12 to 18 inches of rainfall.

A brutal storm has left more than 50,000 homes in Perth and regional Western Australia without power, as emergency services scrambled to cope with widespread damage to schools, heritage buildings and homes across the state.

Flooding in Denbighshire, Wales

-One killed in flooding in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales.

-Around 500 people evacuated in the Welsh city of St Asaph after the river Elwy burst its banks.

-Several roads in Worcestershire, County Durham, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland are closed.

-Some schools in Conwy and Denbighshire in Wales are also closed.

-Almost 500 flood warnings and alerts remain in place today in North East England and North Wales.

Snowstorm in Hokkaido, Japan

-Hokkaido snowstorm left about 37,000 houses without electricity.

-About 90 trains and 10 domestic flights were canceled due to the storm.

Earthquakes

5.5 Earthquake hits the Bismarck Sea.

5.4 Earthquake hits the New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea.

5.3 Earthquake hits the Banda Sea.

5.2 Earthquake hits Myanmar.

5.1 Earthquake hits Hokkaido, Japan.

5.0 Earthquake hits central Turkey.

 

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Italy has declared a state of emergency in its northern earthquake-hit region.

5.0 Earthquake hits southern Peru.