WEEKLY DISASTER UPDATE 26 September – 2 October 2022

2022-10-03T19:20+0200ahacentre (en)

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the thirty-ninth week of 2022, a total of 29 disasters (1 earthquake, 14 floods, 8 landslides, 3 storm, and 3 wind-related) affected the region. Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam have reportedly been affected.

Early morning 3.1-magnitude earthquake wakes up Los Angeles area

2022-10-03T15:12+0200fresnobee (en)

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck early Monday near Los Angeles in Southern California. Hundreds of people reported feeling the tremor. U.S. Geological Survey A 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California near Los Angeles early Tuesday, Oct. 3, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 39 (26 Sep - 2 Oct 2022)

2022-10-03T11:11+0200reliefWeb (en)

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the thirty-ninth week of 2022, a total of 29 disasters (1 earthquake, 14 floods, 8 landslides, 3 storm, and 3 wind-related) affected the region. Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam have reportedly been affected.

Earthquakes shake eastern Taiwan A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, early Monday morning, and two hours later a magnitude 3.5 quake shook Taitung County in the southeast, according ... 10/03/2022 08:59 AM

2022-10-03T03:52+0200focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, Oct. 3 (CNA) A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, early Monday morning, and two hours later a magnitude 3.5 quake shook Taitung County in the southeast, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). The epicenter of the magnitude 5.3 earthquake, which occurred at 4:25 a.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 was recorded off the coast of Crete

2022-10-02T07:02+0200tellerreport (en)

2022-10-02T05:00:44.437Z. Seismologists recorded an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 off the coast of the Greek island of Crete. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the epicenter of the natural phenomenon is located 153 km southeast of the city of Heraklion. The earthquake source lies at a depth of 2 km.

Significant magnitude 5.0 earthquake 80 km southeast of Ierapetra, Greece

2022-10-02T06:32+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred only 11 minutes ago 80 km southeast of Ierapetra, Greece, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) reported. The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Ierapetra, Lasíthi, Crete, Greece, early morning on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022, at 6:04 am local time.

Significant magnitude 5.2 earthquake 37 km southeast of Tobelo, Indonesia

2022-10-02T04:08+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Tobelo, Kabupaten Halmahera Utara, North Maluku, Indonesia, was reported only 18 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia.

Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.0 just reported 80 km southeast of Pucallpa, Peru

2022-10-01T08:50+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

The Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN) reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in Peru near Pucallpa, Provincia de Coronel Portillo, Ucayali, only 9 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Saturday, October 1st, 2022, at 1:23 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km.

Significant magnitude 5.0 earthquake 73 km southeast of Wewak, Papua New Guinea

2022-09-30T06:19+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in Papua New Guinea near Wewak, East Sepik Province, only 23 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Friday, September 30th, 2022, at 1:43 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km.

Indonesian earthquake felt in southern provinces of Thailand

2022-09-29T09:57+0200pattayamail (en)

The magnitude 6.2 quake, whose epicenter was located on Sumatra Island, occurred on Sunday (25 Sep) and residents in Phuket, Phang Nga, and Songkhla provinces later reported feeling tremors from 500 to 550 kilometers away. A recent earthquake in Indonesia was detected as far north as southern Thailand.

Russia gas pipeline ‘sabotage’ an ‘attempt to destabilise energy supply to EU’

2022-09-29T01:35+0200news-yahoo-uk (en)

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, the Nord Stream pipelines have been at the centre of an energy clash between Europe and Russia. Gas prices have soared as Russian supplies have plunged. Governments in Europe have been under pressure to help ease the pain of sky-high energy bills for households and businesses as winter nears.