Category Emergency Updates

Major Alert – Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Depth 6 km Strikes Drake Passage on 22nd August 2025

The Drake Passage is considered one of the most treacherous voyages for ships to make. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which runs through it, meets no resistance from any landmass, and waves top 40 feet (12 m), giving it a reputation…

Major Alert – Cat 5 Hurricane Erin passing north of the northern Leeward Islands – 16th August 2025

An Atlantic hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean primarily between June and November. The terms “hurricane”, “typhoon”, and “tropical cyclone” can be used interchangeably to describe this weather phenomenon. These storms are continuously…

Powerful Magnitude 8.7 Earthquake Depth 18 km Strikes Off East Coast of Kamchatka on 29th July 2025

The Kamchatka Peninsula, the Commander Islands, and Karaginsky Island constitute Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation. The majority of the 322,079 inhabitants are ethnic Russians, with about 13,000 being Koryaks (2014). More than half of the population lives in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky…

Powerful Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Depth 20 km Strikes Near East Coast of Kamchatka on 20th July 2025

The Kamchatka Peninsula, the Commander Islands, and Karaginsky Island constitute Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation. The majority of the 322,079 inhabitants are ethnic Russians, with about 13,000 being Koryaks (2014). More than half of the population lives in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky…

Tsunami Alert – Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Depth 10 km Strikes New Britain Region, P.N.G. on 4th April 2025

When the island was part of German New Guinea, its name was Neupommern (“New Pomerania”). In common with most of the Bismarcks it was largely formed by volcanic processes, and has active volcanoes including Ulawun (highest volcano nationally), Langila, the…