A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama at 5:56 p.m. UTC on Oct. 9, about 13 km (≈8 miles) below the surface, the U.S. Geological Survey reports . The USGS PAGER system rates the expected impact RED. It is the strongest earthquake tracked by the USGS this week, with active aftershocks continuing across the region.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama at 5:56 p.m. UTC on Oct. 9, about 13 km (≈8 miles) below the surface, the U.S. Geological Survey reports . The USGS PAGER system rates the expected impact RED. It was one of 54 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in the past day.
Hurricane Simon is churning in the eastern Pacific with top winds near 155 mph and a central pressure of 930 millibars, moving north-northwest at 6 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is one of 3 tropical systems the center is tracking, along with Potential Tropical Cyclone Rachel and Potential Tropical Cyclone Isaias.
Hurricane Isaias is churning in the Atlantic with top winds near 110 mph and a central pressure of 963 millibars, moving north-northeast at 15 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is one of 3 tropical systems the center is tracking, along with Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel.
Hurricane Isaias is churning in the Atlantic with top winds near 80 mph and a central pressure of 979 millibars, moving east-northeast at 9 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is one of 3 tropical systems the center is tracking, along with Tropical Storm Rachel and Tropical Storm Simon.
Hurricane Rachel is churning in the eastern Pacific with top winds near 80 mph and a central pressure of 979 millibars, moving west-northwest at 7 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is one of 2 tropical systems the center is tracking, along with Tropical Storm Isaias.
Hurricane Rachel is churning in the eastern Pacific with top winds near 85 mph and a central pressure of 976 millibars, moving west at 8 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Nolo is churning in the central Pacific near the International Date Line with top winds near 115 mph and a central pressure of 959 millibars, moving west at 17 mph, according to the NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center.