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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills dozens in Indonesia as rescue teams struggle to reach hardest-hit areas Sat Aug 15 16:18:47 2026

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Saturday morning, killing at least 47 people and flattening buildings across multiple provinces, with authorities warning the death toll will likely climb as rescuers push toward remote villages still cut off by landslides and communication failures. The quake hit at 5:58 a.m. local time, centered roughly 68 […] The post Magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills dozens in Indonesia as rescue teams struggle to reach hardest-hit areas appeared first on American Almanac .

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Saturday morning, killing at least 47 people and flattening buildings across multiple provinces, with authorities warning the death toll will likely climb as rescuers push toward remote villages still cut off by landslides and communication failures. The quake hit at 5:58 a.m. local time, centered roughly 68 kilometers north-northwest of the city of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province. It struck at a shallow depth, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre initially measured it at magnitude 6.9 before upgrading it to 7.7. Fifteen minutes later, at 6:13 a.m., a second earthquake measuring 6.3 rattled the same region, followed by dozens of aftershocks that rippled…Open

AI:A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Saturday morning, centered near the city of Ende and devastating provinces including East Nusa Tenggara, Sikka, and Manggarai. The shallow tremor triggered a massive landslide in the village of Reok that killed 16 people alone, contributing to a rising death toll that has already reached at least 47 fatalities with dozens more injured. The disaster flattened hundreds of homes, destroyed critical infrastructure, and paralyzed communication networks across remote regions like Nagekeo, leaving survivors isolated and making it difficult for rescue teams to reach those trapped under rubble or cut off by landslides. This catastrophe follows a recent string of major seismic events…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Mount Kilauea's 51st eruption sends lava 950 feet high as Hawaii braces for ash fall Fri Jul 17 16:51:15 2026

Mount Kīlauea roared back to life Wednesday morning with its 51st fountaining episode, hurling lava nearly a thousand feet into the air and sending a massive smoke plume more than three miles above sea level over Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The United States Geological Survey reported that Episode 51 began at 8:30 a.m. Hawaiian Standard […] The post Mount Kilauea's 51st eruption sends lava 950 feet high as Hawaii braces for ash fall appeared first on American Almanac .

Mount Kīlauea roared back to life Wednesday morning with its 51st fountaining episode, hurling lava nearly a thousand feet into the air and sending a massive smoke plume more than three miles above sea level over Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The United States Geological Survey reported that Episode 51 began at 8:30 a.m. Hawaiian Standard Time. Within minutes, lava fountain heights jumped to 950 feet while molten rock spread at roughly 400 cubic yards per second, a staggering volume pouring from the volcano's summit. The National Weather Service tracked the smoke plume to 18,000 feet above sea level and issued a Special Weather Statement for the surrounding region, warning of falling ash driven by winds up to 13 mph. Light amounts of…Open