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Indonesia's Molucca islands stuck by M6.6 earthquake

Sarah Swain
9news.com.au
Sun, 06 Jan 2019 22:14 UTC
Indonesia quake
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An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.6 has struck 174km north-northwest of the city of Ternate in Indonesia's Molucca islands, but there is thought to be no tsunami risk.

The quake hit early on Monday local time at a depth of 60.5km and was followed by aftershocks of a magnitude of 5.0 to 5.1, the US Geological Survey said.

Search and rescue agency official Samud Sergi said the quakes had not been felt in Ternate.

An emergency disaster agency spokesperson in Tohomon, North Sulawesi said they felt nothing in the area and had heard of no damage or casualties.

An earlier report from the USGS gave the magnitude of the quake at 7 and the depth at 10km.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said in a statement that, based on available data, there was no current tsunami threat from the event.

The devastated country has been struck by a number of natural disasters in recent months.
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Major winter storm slams central Italy - 6 feet of snow falls


philadelphia.cbslocal.com
Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:29 UTC
Thick snow in Roccapia, Abruzzo,
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Thick snow in Roccapia, Abruzzo, central Italy last night, January 4.
The region has been hit with more than six feet of snow.

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Lightning bolt kills 5 people from same family in Mozambique


Macaubusiness.com
Sun, 06 Jan 2019 11:18 UTC
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Five people from the same family died on Thursday in the Mozambican province of Zambézia, victims of "atmospheric discharge", the Commander of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique in the district of Maganja da Costa, Vasco Mariano, said.

The incident, Mariano said, happened during the night when the family - a couple and three children - were sleeping.

The family lived in Massupa, in the province of Zambézia, in central Mozambique.

According to Mariano, who was cited on Friday by the Agency of Information of Mozambique (AIM), "a lot of rain" fell on Thursday, accompanied by thunders and strong winds.
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6.1 magnitude earthquake hits southwest of Adak, Alaska


WKRG News 5
Sat, 05 Jan 2019 21:54 UTC
alaska quake
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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has been reported southwest of the Tanaga Volcano in Alaska on Saturday morning.

Around 10:47 a.m. Pacific Time, the earthquake was reported about 33 miles south, southwest of the volcano.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake was 19.1 kilometers (11.8 miles) deep.

Adak, Alaska is the closest city reported at 80.5 miles east of where the quake struck.

There have been no reports that residents felt the quake.
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Deep M6.8 earthquake shakes remote part of west Brazil


ABC
Sat, 05 Jan 2019 04:20 UTC
brazil quake jan 2019
A powerful earthquake has shaken northwestern Brazil near its border with Peru, affecting a remote part of the Amazon rainforest. There were no immediate reports of damages.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.8 quake had an epicenter 55 miles (89 kilometers) west of Tarauaca, Brazil, and 204 miles (329 kms) east of Pucallpa, Peru. It hit at 2:25 p.m. local time and had a depth of 575 kilometers.

The Seismological Observatory of the University of Brasilia said on its website that it was a "deep, no risk earthquake" in the jungle state of Acre.

A powerful 7.1-magnitude quake hit the Peru-Brazil border in August.

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British Columbia storm pounds province with snow, rain, smashing records - up to 74 cms (29 inches) of snowfall in 24 hours

Amy Judd
Global News
Sat, 05 Jan 2019 15:48 UTC
Athlete Mark Abma, captured on Whistler, after the early January snowfall.
© Eric Berger/Whistler Blackcomb
Athlete Mark Abma, captured on Whistler, after the early January snowfall.
The storm that moved across B.C. over the past 72 hours has left many areas of the province cleaning up on Friday.

No weather alerts remain in place for the province but parts of Vancouver Island remain under high streamflow advisories.

The Englishman River and Little Qualicum River on Vancouver Island were under a flood watch following the downpour but Friday afternoon it was downgraded to a high streamflow advisory.

High stream advisories remain in place for part of Vancouver Island, the North Shore, Fraser Valley, Howe Sound and Sunshine Coast.

From 8 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 2, to 9 a.m., Friday, Jan. 4, many areas of B.C. saw a huge dumping of snow.

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Strong winds, heavy snowfall hit parts of Poland


Radio Poland
Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:39 UTC
PAP/Darek Delmanowicz

PAP/Darek Delmanowicz
Firefighters were called out more than 800 times after strong winds and heavy snowfall hit parts of Poland on Wednesday, a spokesman has said.

High winds lashed the country's northern regions, while snow paralysed much of southern Poland, Paweł Frątczak, a spokesman for the State Fire Service, said on Thursday morning.

Firefighters were kept busy removing fallen trees and securing buildings against flooding amid rising water levels in some areas in the northern part of the country.

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Heavy snow hits Slovakia


Bloomberg
Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:15 UTC
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HEAVY SNOW: Slovakia is blanketed by snow as temperatures drop to 14 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Heavy snowfall disrupts life in Kashmir - up to 3 feet measured

Peerzada Arshad Hamid
Xinhua
Sat, 05 Jan 2019 13:04 UTC
Heavy snowfall cuts off Kashmir

Heavy snowfall cuts off Kashmir
Normal life in Indian-controlled Kashmir was Saturday disrupted by heavy snowfall that lashed the region, officials said.

Local government officials at mechanical engineering department said Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, received around 12 inches of snow, disrupting traffic on roads and causing power outage.

Likewise, Qazigund recorded 11 inches, Pahalgam 16 inches and Kupwara 17 inches of snow, officials said.

The snowfall has cut both surface as well as aerial connectivity to Srinagar.

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Tropical Storm Pabuk, a once in three-decades weather system, batters Thailand coast


The Guardian
Sat, 05 Jan 2019 05:17 UTC
tropical storm Pabuk
© Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images
A fallen tree in the aftermath of tropical storm Pabuk in the southern Thai province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Saturday.


Nearly 30,000 people are forced into emergency shelters as the waning weather system skirts Koh Samui

Floods and blackouts caused by Tropical Storm Pabuk have left nearly 30,000 people in evacuation shelters across southern Thailand, but tourists stranded on holiday islands were spared the worst and began to plot routes home.

Pabuk, a once in three-decades weather system, packed winds of up to 75km (45 miles) an hour and brought heavy rains and storm surges as it lashed the entire south of the kingdom on Friday, downing power cables and causing widespread flooding.

A fisherman died in southern Pattani province early on Friday as high waves smashed into his boat and another crew member was reported missing.

But the storm tacked away from the key tourist islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao where large numbers of holidaymakers hunkered down for 24 hours in heavy rains, unable to leave as airports closed and ferry services were cancelled.

"There were no casualties, there is some sunshine today and I'm confident some tourists will be able to leave today as ferries and flights resume," Kittipop Roddon, Koh Samui district chief said.

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