Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Global Disaster Watch - daily natural disaster reports.

Short update today, no update on Wednesday this week.

**Knowledge is power.**
Sir Francis Bacon


LARGEST QUAKES so far today -
6.2 VANUATU
5.5 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
5.0 KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA

Yesterday, 7/7/14 -
5.0 TAIWAN REGION
5.0 BANDA SEA
6.9 CHIAPAS, MEXICO
5.4 BANDA SEA

TROPICAL STORMS -
Current tropical storms - maps and details.

* In the Eastern Pacific Ocean -
- Tropical Storm Fausto is located about 1265 mi (2040 km) SW of the southern tip of Baja California.

* In the Western Pacific -
- Typhoon Neoguri is located approximately 379 nm southwest of Sasebo, Japan.

Typhoon Neoguri Weakens to Category 3, But Still a Major Flood Threat to Japan. The outer spiral bands of Typhoon Neoguri are lashing the large southern Japanese island of Kyushu as the storm heads north at 15 mph towards Japan.