February 19, 2019: The National Weather Service in Charleston was flooded with an earthquake felt reports in Charleston South Carolina area at shortly after 4 p.m. Earthquake felt reports were mainly reported from Charleston, North Charleston, Summerville, Awendaw, Goose Creek, Johns Island, Kiawah, James Island, Daniel Island and Moncks Corner areas. So was that really an earthquake? Q: Was that an earthquake that I felt around 4 p.m.today in Charleston, South Carolina area? A: No, it was not an earthquake. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division had not received any reports of seismic activity at that time. Also the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which monitors earthquakes and seismic activity, had not reported any confirmation of a quake. A College of Charleston geologist said the cause of reported shaking felt today across the Charleston metropolitan area was a sonic boom . Steve Jaume, with the CofC's South Carolina Earthquake Educ
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February 19, 2019: A flash flood warning has been issued saying that Parramatta's CBD could be overwhelmed by a flash flood in as little as nine minutes, giving residents little time to evacuate. "The risk is the inability to get people out. Our warning times can be short," The Sydney Morning Herald reported citing George Jeoffreys, senior manager for risk reduction and avoidance at the NSW State Emergency Service . FloodSmart Parramatta now provides flood risk information for the Upper Parramatta River which includes the upstream areas from Parramatta CBD. FloodSmart Parramatta offers a free flood warning service that provides early warning messages, to residents and businesses, when they think flooding is likely. One can choose to receive warning messages in any combination of text, email, or automated voice message. Original Post: Recent Natural Disasters List February 19, 2019
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February 19, 2019: An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 has been recorded in Hakuba, just outside the city of Nagano today, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported. The earthquake occurred at 21:04 JST with epicenter located 10km below the surface. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has measured seismic intensity of 3 in Nagano-ken Hokubu region. According to JMA, seismic activity of 3 would have been felt in Nagano-shi, Omachi-shi, Matsukawa-mura and Ogawa-mura area. This earthquake poses no tsunami risk. Original Post: Recent Natural Disasters List February 19, 2019
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February 18, 2019: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 has been recorded in Anchorage, Alaska today at 08:02 local time. According to the United States Geological center (USGS), the earthquake's epicenter was located just 20 km N of Anchorage. The tremor was widely felt in Anchorage, Houston, Palmer, Eagle River, No preliminary damage or injuries have been reported from Anchorage earthquake. Anchorage is the Alaska’s largest city in the south-central part of the state on the Cook Inlet. Original Post: Recent Natural Disasters List February 18, 2019
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