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Current Emergency and Disaster Event Information

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  • Oct 11 2025 at 07:40:00 UTC
    A nor’easter is forming off the southeastern U.S. coast and is expected to move north through Monday, October 13, 2025. The system will bring heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding risks to parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England. New Jersey has declared a statewide emergency ahead of the storm.

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  • Oct 10 2025 at 17:13:23 UTC
    A major and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.6 struck the Drake Passage at 20:29 UTC on October 10, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10.5 km (6 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.7 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), hazardous tsunami waves are possible within 1 000 km (620 miles) of the epicenter.

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  • Oct 10 2025 at 15:09:41 UTC
    ENSO remains neutral, and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has issued a La Niña Watch, assigning a 71 % probability of La Niña development during October–December 2025.

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  • Oct 10 2025 at 08:47:39 UTC
    Back-to-back tropical storms — Priscilla and Raymond — are forecast to channel deep tropical moisture into the U.S. Southwest between October 10 and 14 2025, causing a multi-day rain event and creating an elevated flash-flood risk across Arizona and New Mexico.

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  • Oct 10 2025 at 07:54:54 UTC
    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.7 struck Mindanao, Philippines, at 11:12 UTC (19:12 LT) on October 10, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 61 km (38 miles). According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat from this event. This event is considered a significant aftershock of the powerful M7.4 earthquake that hit the same region earlier the same day.

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  • Oct 10 2025 at 05:11:34 UTC
    Subtropical Storm Karen formed in the North Atlantic on October 10, 2025. and was named by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) at 03:00 UTC. The system is expected to weaken and make its post-tropical transition in the next two days.

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  • Oct 10 2025 at 03:59:02 UTC
    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the Admiralty Islands region, Papua New Guinea at 02:08 UTC on October 10, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.

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  • Oct 10 2025 at 02:01:28 UTC
    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.4 struck off the east coast of Mindanao, Philippines, at 01:43 UTC (09:43 local time) on October 10, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 58.1 km (36 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.4 at a depth of 53 km (33 miles). According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), hazardous tsunami waves were initially possible within 300 km (186 miles) of the epicenter, but the threat has since passed.

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  • Oct 9 2025 at 10:17:31 UTC
    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia at 13:28 UTC on October 9, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 57 km (35 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. There is no tsunami threat from this event.

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  • Oct 9 2025 at 09:57:09 UTC
    Flooding in southern Chad has killed 22 people and affected approximately 123 000 across 549 villages in Mandoul and Moyen-Chari provinces, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) on October 8, 2025. The floods destroyed more than 9 800 houses, injured 19 people, and displaced around 720 residents as heavy rains continued across the region.

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From 10/10/2025 to 10/10/2025, a Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 74 km/h) KAREN-25 was active in Atlantic. The cyclone affects these countries: [unknown] (vulnerability [unknown]). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in tropical storm).
From 09/10/2025 to 11/10/2025, a Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 93 km/h) RAYMOND-25 was active in EastPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Mexico (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in tropical storm).
From 08/10/2025 to 11/10/2025, a Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 120 km/h) NAKRI-25 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Japan (vulnerability [unknown]). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in tropical storm).
From 07/10/2025 to 11/10/2025, a Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 102 km/h) JERRY-25 was active in Atlantic. The cyclone affects these countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, Anguilla, Virgin Islands British, Virgin Islands U.S., Saint Kitts and Nevis, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique (vulnerability High). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in tropical storm).
From 04/10/2025 to 10/10/2025, a Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 176 km/h) PRISCILLA-25 was active in EastPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Mexico (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in tropical storm).
From 04/10/2025 to 09/10/2025, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 222 km/h) HALONG-25 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Japan (vulnerability Low). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in tropical storm).
From 30/09/2025 to 09/10/2025, a Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 139 km/h) OCTAVE-25 was active in EastPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: [unknown] (vulnerability [unknown]). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in tropical storm).

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