Strong M6.3 earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit Sulawesi, Indonesia at 20:50 UTC on July 23, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 144 km (89 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Moderately strong M5.1 earthquake off Crete felt across western Greece
A moderately strong earthquake registered by the EMSC as M5.1 (downgraded from M5.8) hit offshore Crete near Antikythera, Greece at 16:26 local time (13:26 UTC) on July 23, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 50 km (31 miles).
Cram Fire in Oregon nears 40 500 ha (100 000 acres), becomes largest active wildfire in U.S.
Cram Fire has scorched 39 540 ha (97 700 acres) since igniting on July 13, 2025, near Willowdale, Jefferson County, Oregon, and is currently the largest active wildfire in the U.S.
PAGASA names Tropical Storm Emong, landfall forecast over Ilocos Region within 36 hours
Tropical Storm Emong was named by PAGASA on July 23, 2025, as the system intensified over the West Philippine Sea. Further intensification is forecast and landfall is expected over Ilocos Sur, La Union, or Pangasinan late Thursday or early Friday. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), authority for the basin, has not yet upgraded the system to tropical storm status.
Extreme heat wave places over 90 million under alerts across Mid-Mississippi Valley and Mid-South, U.S.
NOAA issued extreme heat alerts for over 90 million people across the Mid-Mississippi Valley and Mid-South, as a prolonged, dangerous heat wave continues across central and southeastern United States.
Seven shallow earthquakes strike near Randolph, New Jersey in under 18 hours
Morris County, New Jersey experienced a sequence of seven shallow earthquakes over an 18-hour period on July 21, 2025, with magnitudes ranging from M0.7 to M2.0 and all events occurring at a depth of approximately 5 km (3 miles).
Flash floods destroy villages, leave 2 dead and 10 missing in Shandong province, China
Flash floods triggered by intense rainfall during the early hours of July 22, 2025, killed two people and left 10 missing in Laiwu District of Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
