Magnitude : 6.6
Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown
GMT/UTC Time : 2020-09-06 06:51:18
Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km
Earth Changes
Magnitude : 6.6
Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown
GMT/UTC Time : 2020-09-06 06:51:18
Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km
The US Geological Survey reports that the quake struck at 2.59pm NZ time, 101 km north-west of the capital, Port Vila.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre advises that the threat of tsunami waves has now mostly passed.
The USGS says the quake was fairly shallow - at a depth of about 10km, and that no damage has been reported so far.
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck 50 kilometres (31.07 miles) from Coquimbo, Chile, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. No tsunami alert has been issued.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) preliminarily reported a 6.4-magnitude earthquake 47 kilometres northeast of Coquimbo.
A local resident has shared a video purportedly depicting the objects in his home trembling the moment the quake began.
Three cities in the Venezuelan state of Zulia have been transformed into something resembling Venice, Italy after the collapse of a drainage system caused by heavy rains.
Shops, businesses, homes, and even medical centres were flooded in Cabimas, Simón Bolívar, and Ciudad Ojeda.
Patients at the Pedro García Clara hospital in Ciudad Ojeda received hemodialysis in rooms filled with water.
Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA) Yusuf Sani disclosed this to DAILY POST.
He said those affected were mostly children as a result of a collapsed building caused by heavy rainfall .
DAILY POST reported that sixteen people lost their lives while thousands of houses and farmlands were destroyed as a result of a heavy downpour last week.
Yusuf explained that the flood displaced over 50,000 families, and thousands of farmlands were also submerged.
Sudan flood
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on 03 September that flooding in areas along the White Nile has affected 24 counties in 6 states since July this year.
Heavy rains have caused rivers to overflow their dykes and banks, flooding vast areas and settlements along the White Nile in the centre of the country., with the states of Jonglei and Lakes are the worst affected states.
OCHA said: 2The majority of people displaced moved to higher ground near their homes and plan to return once the flood waters recede. In Bor South, over 33,000 people earlier displaced by conflict and flooding in Twic East and Duk counties to the north have moved west into Awerial county, and are now sheltering in Mingkaman town IDP settlement."
The whale at Hokio Beach.
The dead whale was spotted at first light by people taking an early morning walk and also by a couple of people on horse back.
Hapu from local iwi Muaūpoko were gathering to observe tikanga and conduct a karakia as the waves nudged the beast closer the waters edge.
The whale was being carried in by the incoming tide although the surf was very small. High tide at the beach today was just before lunch today.
The civil protection services have made use of all human and material capabilities, including the mobile convoy detachment to fight forest fires in Fesdis, to absorb the flood waters and help the citizens who were stuck in their cars due to the heavy thunderstorms witnessed by the municipalities of Fesdis, Al-Ma'ather, Boumieh and a special crime at the level of the underground tunnel adjacent to the University of Batna 2 which was completely flooded.
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Already Thursday, record highs were tied in Palmdale, California, at 106 degrees and in Portland, Oregon, at 95 degrees, but this is just the beginning, especially for southern California and the Southwest.
Some areas could see the hottest temperatures of the year so far in southern California during Labor Day weekend.
There are already several excessive heat warnings and advisories, including a warning for Los Angeles and advisory for San Francisco throughout the weekend.
Comment: AllAfrica reported on the same date: