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MAGNITUDE 7.1 – OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN      Subject to change     Depth: 10 km Distances: 477 km E of Tokyo, Japan / pop: 8,336,599 / local time: 02:10:17.0 2013-10-26 354 km E of Sendai-shi, Japan /…

MAGNITUDE 5.0 – TONGA      Subject to change     Depth: 10 km Distances: 377 km SW of Apia, Samoa / pop: 40,407 / local time: 16:21:19.0 2013-10-24 228 km N of Neiafu, Tonga / pop: 4,320 / local time:…

MAGNITUDE 5.0 – BANDA SEA      Subject to change     Depth: 132 km Distances: 594 km NE of Dili, East Timor / pop: 150,000 / local time: 09:00:33.7 2013-10-25 370 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia / pop: 355,596 /…

MAGNITUDE 5.8 – SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS      Subject to change     Depth: 80 km Distances: 203 km SW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga / pop: 22,400 / local time: 09:32:40.0 2013-10-25 197 km SW of Vaini, Tonga / pop: 2,976…

Super Typhoon Lekima A Potent Pacific Storm At 160mph   A massive tropical system was still producing winds equivalent to a category five hurricane early Thursday morning. Lekima is a Super Typhoon, and as of the mid-afternoon advisory (CHST), it…

Mount Sinabung Erupts Again In North Sumatra North Sumatra’s Mount Sinabung erupted in the early hours of Thursday morning, sending a column of volcanic ash 3,000 meters high and forcing residents to again evacuate the area. “Residents as well as…

Firefighting Plane Crashes In New South Wales, Australia, Ignites New Wildfire Grave concerns over pilot’s safety, as winds and smoke prevent rescue mission An aircraft taking part in firefighting efforts in New South Wales, Australia, has crashed, igniting a new…

Super Typhoon Francisco Intensifies And Threatens The Japan Grand Prix This Weekend And now a typhoon. CRT rider Danilo Petrucci summed up the misfortune of the race nicely on Twitter Tuesday: “Japan: earthquake, tsunami, toxic radiations, now a typhoon is…