Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Aisen, Chile.
5.0 earthquake hits the Sumba region, Indonesia.
Storms and Floods
Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:
In the Western Pacific Ocean: Tropical depression (td) 03w (Three), located approximately 170 nm east of Davao in the Philippines, is tracking westward at 16 knots.
In the Southern Hemisphere: Tropical cyclone 19s (Savannah), located approximately 1115 nm east-southeast of Diego Garcia, is tracking west-southwestward at 08 knots.
Tropical cyclone 20p (Trevor), located approximately 280 nm north of Cairns, Australia, is tracking westward at 07 knots.
NewsBytes:
Indonesia – Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have killed at least 58 people, injured dozens and displaced more than 4,000, authorities said on Sunday. A search for more possible victims was underway in the town of Sentani, which was hit by flash floods late on Saturday. Fifty-one people were killed and 74 injured there. Heavy rain caused landslides in the nearby provincial capital of Jayapura, killing seven there.
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.5 earthquake hits the Lombok region, Indonesia.
5.4 earthquake hits Mindoro in the Philippines.
5.2 earthquake hits offshore Coquimbo, Chile.
5.2 earthquake hits Tonga.
5.1 earthquake hits Potosi, Bolivia.
5.0 earthquake hits southern Sumatra, Indonesia.
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
6.0 earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.
5.5 earthquake hits the Kermedec Islands.
5.3 earthquake hits the Molucca Sea.
5.1 earthquake hits off the coast of Aisen, Chile.
5.1 earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
5.1 earthquake hits Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia.
5.0 earthquake hits the Molucca Sea.
5.0 earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.
5.0 earthquake hits Pakistan.
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Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.3 earthquake hits the Island of Hawaii.
5.0 earthquake hits Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia.
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Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.2 earthquake hits Shikoku, Japan.
5.1 earthquake hits Taiwan.
5.0 earthquake hits Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.9 earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
5.7 earthquake hits northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
5.2 earthquake hits the Banda Sea.
5.2 earthquake hits the Nias region, Indonesia.
5.1 earthquake hits Fiji.
5.0 earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Storms and Floods
Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:
In the Southern Hemisphere: Tropical cyclone (tc) 17s (Haleh), located approximately 999 nm south-southeast of Port Louis, Mauritius, is tracking southward at 17 knots.
Tropical cyclone (tc) 18s (Eighteen), located approximately 312 nm north of Europa Island, is tracking eastward at 12 knots.
NewsBytes:
Indonesia – At least two people were killed and six more were missing after torrential rains and severe flooding in parts of Indonesia, the disaster agency said Friday (Mar 8), forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. Heavy rain has pounded Indonesia for days, forcing the Citarum river – dubbed “the world’s dirtiest” – on Java island to burst its banks, and causing deadly flash floods in the eastern part of the sprawling Southeast Asian archipelago. Residents in a dozen communities on the outskirts of Bandung city, east of the capital Jakarta, were forced to wade through streets filled with chest-high water in places.
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.7 earthquake hits south of the Kermedec Islands.
5.7 earthquake hits off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile.
5.5 earthquake hits south of the Kermedec Islands.
5.4 earthquake hits Taiwan.
5.2 earthquake hits Papua, Indonesia.
5.0 earthquake hits the Molucca Sea.
Storms and Floods
Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:
In the Southern Hemisphere: Tropical cyclone (tc) 17s (Haleh), located approximately 680 nm southeast of Port Louis, Mauritius, is tracking south-southwestward at 12 knots.
NewsBytes:
Afghanistan – Update – The death toll in the Afghan floods has risen to 59 with more than 15 300 people either homeless or affected by the floods. 143 people were injured and many are still missing.
Greece – Flooding in the town of Halkida on the island of Evia over the past few days has prompted residents to evacuate their homes and authorities to declare a state of emergency. According to local news reports, the floods wreaked havoc in the areas of Dokos, Aghia Eleousa and Liani Ammos, damaging dozens of homes, farmland and infrastructure, as well as scores of businesses whose stock and merchandise were destroyed.
Indonesia – Up to 143 neighborhood units (RT) were flooded after heavy rains lashed the capital on Tuesday, the Jakarta administration said. The floods occurred in 30 subdistricts in North and West Jakarta, with water levels reaching as high as 80 centimeters.
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.8 earthquake hits eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.
5.3 earthquake hits Colorado, USA.
5.0 earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
7.0 earthquake hits southern Peru.
5.8 earthquake hits the Macquarie Island region.
5.5 earthquake hits Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
5.4 earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.
5.3 earthquake hits Kepulauan Mentawai, Indonesia.
5.1 earthquake hits off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand.
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.1 earthquake hits Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
5.1 earthquake hits the Santa Cruz Islands.
5.0 earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.5 earthquake hits the MacQuarie Islands.
5.2 earthquake hits eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.
5.0 earthquake hits Jujuy, Argentina.
5.0 earthquake hits Halmahera, Indonesia.
5.0 earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.6 earthquake hits the Molucca Sea.
5.6 earthquake hits the southern east Pacific rise.
5.1 earthquake hits southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia.
5.0 earthquake hits Kepulauan Tanimmbar, Indonesia.