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A magnitude 4.3 earthquake reportedly shook the San Francisco area less than two weeks after the two large earthquakes hit Southern California. The quake struck with a depth of 7.46 miles and an epicenter in the East Bay, about 7.5 miles east of Blackhawk and 17 miles southeast of Concord, according to the United States Geological Survey. “I felt it,” … Read More

Thousands of people were evacuated from parts of central Maui after a large fire broke out over parched land which scorched 10,000 acres. The fire fed on large swaths of fields and dry brush Hawaii officials said, and still yet the fire is burning on the island, according to Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino. “This fire is still an active threat … Read More

California residents felt another earthquake this Friday morning, with a 4.9-magnitude quake registering near Ridgecrest according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In what appears to be the latest aftershock, Friday morning’s quake in Ridgecrest comes just days after a 6.4-magnitude quake and 7.1-magnitude quake unfurled on July 4 and 5, respectively. But that wasn’t the only unusual seismic activity that happened on the … Read More

One person died and dozens of others threw themselves into the sea so to escape when a volcano on the Sicilian island of Stromboli violently exploded. Massimo Imbesi, a 35-year-old from Milazzo in Sicily was killed in the eruption and a Brazilian friend who was with him was badly injured, Italian news agency ANSA reported. The volcano is known to be … Read More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also serves as the country’s defense minister, has warned Iran that their country is within the range of Israeli air strikes from Israel’s F-35 warplanes and weapon systems. Netanyahu said this as a warning to Iran after a senior Iranian official was quoted by the Iranian Mehr news agency as saying that if the … Read More

Armed Iranian boats tried to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf according to US officials with direct knowledge of the incident. The British Heritage tanker was sailing out of the Persian Gulf and was crossing into the Strait of Hormuz when it was approached by boats from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Iranians ordered the tanker to … Read More

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake, first estimated as a 7.1-m strength quake, hit Indonesia which initially triggered a tsunami alert that was later lifted. Indonesian authorities lifted the tsunami warning issued after a strong earthquake struck late Sunday night in the Molucca Sea between North Sulawesi and the Maluku archipelago. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.9 quake was centered … Read More

A flooding rain deluge hit the Washington D.C. area resulting in an extreme flooding event where the National Weather Service declared its first-ever Flash Flood Emergency for the U.S. Capitol District. The record-setting cloudburst unleashed four inches of water in a single hour, overwhelming the paved-over and heavily populated area turning roads into rivers while streams and creeks shot up 10 feet … Read More

The 6.4 magnitude Independence Day earthquake is still fresh on everyone’s mind in Ridgecrest near the epicenter and the aftershocks won’t let them forget it. CBS News reports more than 1,000 aftershocks have rocked the community. CBS News witnessed the biggest aftershock while preparing for an early morning live shot. Another struck during an interview with seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones. … Read More

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has hit this morning in the same area one day after the powerful 6.4 magnitude Independence Day earthquake hit the region in Southern California. The quake is one in a large series of aftershocks to hit the area since Thursday’s 6.4 earthquake. This 5.4 earthquake struck at approximately 4:07 a.m. local time and was centered about … Read More