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Beach Hazards Statement issued August 23 at 8:23PM EDT until August 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Published: 23 August 2025
Categories: National Weather Service

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* WHAT…For the Beach Hazards Statement, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, 1 to 2 feet of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways around high tide this evening. * WHERE…Ocracoke Island. * WHEN…For the Beach Hazards Statement, through Sunday evening. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS…Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which just occured around 3 pm

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Beach Hazards Statement issued August 23 at 8:23PM EDT until August 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Published: 23 August 2025
Categories: National Weather Service

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* WHAT…Dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves in the surf zone. * WHERE…Core Banks beaches. * WHEN…Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS…Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Dangerous shore break can throw a swimmer or surfer head first into the bottom causing neck and back injuries. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which just occured around 3 pm Sunday afternoon.

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Beach Hazards Statement issued August 23 at 8:23PM EDT until August 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Published: 23 August 2025
Categories: National Weather Service

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* WHAT…For the Beach Hazards Statement, dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves in the surf zone. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 9 feet in the surf zone. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, 1 to 2 feet of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways around high tide this evening. * WHERE…Northern Outer Banks and Hatteras Island. * WHEN…For the Beach Hazards Statement, through Sunday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until noon EDT Sunday. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS…Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Dangerous swimming and

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World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 23 August 2025

Published: 23 August 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Sat, 23 Aug 2025, 23:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 23 Aug 2025

Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 8 quakes 5.0+, 34 quakes 4.0+, 154 quakes 3.0+, 354 quakes 2.0+ (551 total)
A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Drake Passage — between South America and Antarctica — late yesterday, prompting Chilean authorities to issue a tsunami advisory for parts of Antarctica. Although no evacuation orders were issued, the alert remains active (Associated Press).
Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey reports that Deep East Texas experienced its third quake in under 24 hours, with the latest and strongest registering at magnitude 3.2 near Huxley—though no damage or injuries have been indicated (KTRE News).
According to our monitoring system, global seismicity during the past 24 hours has been unusually elevated recently — an exceptionally active period marked by one quake above magnitude 7, several in the magnitude 5 range and widespread moderate activity across various regions. Many of the quakes in the magnitude 5 range are still aftershocks of the massive 8.8 quake in Kamchatka 4 weeks ago – these are likely to continue for months to come and only slowly fade away.
In addition to the Drake Passage and Texas events, several magnitude-5 tremors were recorded near La Rioja, Argentina—evidencing the broad geographic spread of seismicity. Thankfully, no confirmed damage

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