Category Emergency Updates

Super typhoon Nanmadol batters southern Japan, ‘forcing more than 8 million to flee their homes’

As an intense typhoon batters southern Japan with torrential rain and gales, authorities have ordered millions people to evacuate their homes, according to local reports. Public broadcaster NHK said local governments have now ordered more than eight million people in…

MAGNITUDE 7.6 MICHOACAN, MEXICO

  Subject to change Depth: 25 km Distances: 103 km SE of Colima, Mexico / pop: 137,000 / local time: 13:05:10.5 2022-09-19 26 km SSE of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico / pop: 10,700 / local time: 13:05:10.5 2022-09-19

MAGNITUDE 7.6 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.

Subject to change Depth: 80 km Distances: 370 km NNW of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / pop: 283,000 / local time: 09:46:58.1 2022-09-11 68 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea / pop: 8,500 / local time: 09:46:58.1 2022-09-11

MAGNITUDE 7.0 LUZON, PHILIPPINES

  Subject to change Depth: 10 km Distances: 84 km SSE of Laoag, Philippines / pop: 102,000 / local time: 08:43:23.9 2022-07-27 15 km NE of San Ramon, Philippines / pop: 4,000 / local time: 08:43:23.9 2022-07-27