UTC time: Friday, March 14, 2025 23:42 PM
Your time: Friday 14 March 2025 at 23:42 GMT
Magnitude Type: mww
USGS page: M 6.0 - South Sandwich Islands region USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
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City is rocked by strongest quake in 40 years, sending people rushing into the streets
Naples has been rocked by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake, the strongest to hit the area in the last 40 years.
The tremors were preceded by a 'huge roar', local media reports, sending people running into the streets at around 1.25am. The powerful quake lasted about 20 seconds and awoke the entire city and large parts of the surrounding region.
The epicentre was recorded at a depth of 2.5 kilometers beneath the municipality of Pozzuoli, a city along the coast from Naples, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
It triggered a seismic swarm which saw a series of less powerful tremors shake the city for two more hours as panicked residents huddled in the street.
Drone footage shows the impact, devastation and flooding caused by Cyclone Jude in Nampula Province.
The Mozambican government said on March 14 that Tropical Cyclone Jude, which made landfall in northern Mozambique on the evening of the 9th, brought strong winds, heavy rains and floods to several provinces of Mozambique, killing 14 people and displacing more than 100,000 people.
Mozambique government spokesman Impisa said on the 14th that the casualties mainly occurred in Nampula and Niassa provinces. "Jude" also caused damage to about 20,000 houses. Currently, more than 100,000 disaster victims in Nampula province have taken refuge in nine temporary resettlement centers set up by the government.
Cyclone Jude was the third cyclone to hit Mozambique this season. First spotted as a depression last Friday to the south-west of the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, it intensified over the next few days to a moderate tropical storm, affecting northern Madagascar on Saturday and killing at least one person.
Jude strengthened into a tropical cyclone as it tracked westwards over the Mozambique Channel, where sea surface temperatures of close to 30C provided the heat and moisture necessary to fuel the cyclone.
It hit Mozambique early on Monday morning, with sustained wind gusts of 75mph (120km/h) and gusts of up to 120mph, equivalent to a category 1 hurricane.More than 200mm of rain fell over the coastal districts of Memba, Monapo, Mossuril, Mozambique Island and Nacala in 24 hours, leading to significant flooding.
The hole is at the intersection of Bennett and Hale Streets.
City Councilman Khari Mosley said his office noticed it and quickly called for repairs.
Pittsburgh Water, the Department of Public Works, Wilkins Penn Join Water Authority and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure are on the scene.
Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in Florence, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic Italian city and its surroundings, urging residents to stay indoors.
Eugenio Giani, head of the central Tuscany region which includes Florence and Pisa, urged citizens to exercise "maximum care and attention", warning of "intense and persistent rain" during the day.
The fire service published images of cars partially submerged in water in the Sesto Fiorentino neighbourhood north of Florence's historic centre.
It said that by mid-morning on Friday it had received dozens of requests for help across the city.
Schools, parks and cemeteries in Florence and nearby Prato had already been closed Friday after an amber weather alert - one down from the maximum red - had been declared the previous day.
California's Bear Valley reported the second most snowfall in the last 24 hours - 32"
California has had some huge snowfalls, as forecast, over the last 24 hours.
China Peak has recorded the largest accumulation, with 42" (105cm) falling within 24 hours between Thursday and Friday.
Bear Valley, pictured above yesterday, reported the second most snowfall in the last 24 hours - 32" (80cm).
"We received 32" - almost 3 FEET of fresh snow overnight! All upper mountain lifts are spinning! Grizz chair will be on delay this morning as our team conducts avalanche mitigation. Get ready for the best riding of the season!!!" the resort posted on social media.
Images of the La Banda sector in northern Loja, which suffered flooding from the rains on March 13, 2025.
Heavy rains in southern Ecuador caused the Malacatos and Zamora rivers to overflow, damaging buildings and collapsing a bridge.
A cleanup operation began on Tuesday in southern Ecuador after heavy rains caused the Malacatos and Zamora rivers to overflow.
Floodwaters damaged multiple buildings, and a bridge collapsed, the National Secretariat of Risk Management (SNGR) reported.
The city of Loja, home to 215,000 people, was among the affected areas. Authorities warned of more heavy rainfall expected on Wednesday, urging residents to remain cautious.
As crews worked to clear debris, locals braced for further potential flooding in the Andean region near the Peruvian border.
The persistent storm, and in particular Thursday's rain, has wreaked havoc on the city of Tijuana leaving behind landslides, downed trees and power lines, countless traffic accidents and flooding throughout the city, according to Tijuana's civil defense department.
One man was sent to the hospital when a falling power line landed on him.
Firefighters say they have responded to dozens of traffic accidents including the rescue of passengers in eight cars that got stuck in a flooded intersection.
Civil defense officials say at least four power poles have collapsed knocking out electricity to dozens of neighborhoods.
A humpback whale died after washing up at Delaware Seashore State Park Thursday morning.
Whale Discovered
What we know: FOX 5 received pictures and videos of the whale from a Delaware photographer, Jen Pawloski, who witnessed the recovery efforts. She said crews were working to move the whale around 8:30 a.m.
Pawloski said in her assessment there were "no visible ship strikes or entanglement issues."
Comment: Activity near Naples continues: