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Odisha Government Sounds Cyclone Alert In 14 Districts, Asks Home Ministry To keep Helicopters Ready Odisha Government today sounds cyclone alert in 14 districts. The state government asked the Union Home Ministry to keep helicopters ready for rescue and relief…

MAGNITUDE 5.2 – KURIL ISLANDS      Subject to change     Depth: 46 km Distances:189km (117mi) E of Kuril’sk, Russia 439km (273mi) ENE of Nemuro, Japan 452km (281mi) ENE of Shibetsu, Japan 500km (311mi) ENE of Abashiri, Japan 1398km (869mi)…

Thousands Without Power In Portland, Oregon, America Thousands of people are still without electricity in the Portland metro area Monday morning following a massive storm that hit the Northwest over the weekend, bringing down trees and power lines.As of 8…

Power Cut Forces Closure Of ATM’s, Petrol Pumps In Seemandhra, India The power outage in the three north coastal districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam has had a major impact on petrol bunks and banking operations. Motorists in these districts…

MAGNITUDE 5.8 – WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND      Subject to change     Depth: 10 km Distances:778km (483mi) SW of Macquarie Island, Australia 1776km (1104mi) S of Kingston, Australia 1782km (1107mi) S of Sandy Bay, Australia 1786km (1110mi) S of…

***ALERT LEVEL RAISED***   White Island Volcano, New Zealand Alert Level Raised Volcanic unrest continues at White Island (Whakāri). Following the small energetic steam venting event that occurred on 4 October the tremor level declined, but stronger tremor began again…

MAGNITUDE 4.9 – SOUTHERN IRAN Subject to change Depth: 49 km Distances: 334 km NE of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / pop: 603,492 / local time: 06:52:12.0 2013-10-08 41 km W of Bandar ‘Abbās, Iran / pop: 352,173…

MAGNITUDE 4.5 – NORWEGIAN SEA Subject to change Depth: 10 km Distances: 1600 km N of Mariehamn / pop: 10,682 / local time: 04:39:00.0 2013-10-08 539 km N of Tromsø / pop: 52,436 / local time: 03:39:00.0 2013-10-08 490…

Series Of 6 Quakes Strikes In Storm-Stricken Mexico A series of at least six earthquakes — two reaching at least 5.0- magnitude — struck Sunday in the Mexican state of Guerrero, which is still reeling from deadly tropical storms last…