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Karangetang Volcanic Ash Advisory: ash plume to 8,000 ft (2,400 m) as of Oct 6, 08:36 UTC

Published: 6 October 2026
Categories: Global Volcano Activity

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Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake – Taiwan Strait, 10.5 km south of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026, at 04:41 pm (Taipei time)

Published: 6 October 2026
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 28, 10:20 am (GMT +8)

4.4

12 km54 km (33 mi) to the S South China Sea, 64 km south of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan InfoAug 13, 03:54 am (Taipei)

4.4

16 km73 km (45 mi) to the SE South China Sea, 12 km southwest of Hengchun, Taiwan InfoAug 12, 08:20 pm (Taipei)

4.0

21 km69 km (43 mi) to the E Philippine Sea, 38 km southwest of Taitung, Taiwan InfoJul 2, 09:01 am (Taipei)

4.0

22 km92 km (57 mi) to the SE South China Sea, 22 km south of Hengchun, Taiwan InfoMar 29, 11:12 am (Taipei)

4.6

10 km33 km (21 mi) to the SE 28 km south of Chaozhou, Taiwan 1 reportInfoJan 27, 02:48 am (Taipei)

4.5

18 km85 km (53 mi) to the SE 17 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan InfoDec 11, 2025 10:49 pm (Taipei)

4.6

10 km64 km (40 mi) to the N Kaohsiung, 46 km south of Chiayi City, Taiwan 15 reportsInfoAug 22, 2025 02:06 pm (Taipei)

5.2

10 km69 km (43 mi) to the N 19 km northeast of Yongkang, Taiwan 2 reportsInfoJun 20, 2025 04:18 am (GMT +8)

4.9

10 km73 km (45 mi) to the SW South China Sea, 80 km southwest of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1 reportInfoApr 3, 2024 07:58 am (Taipei)

7.4

40 km196 km (122 mi) to the NE Philippine Sea, 16 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 232 reportsInfoJun 28, 2022 09:43 pm (GMT +8)

5.3

10 km61 km (38 mi) to the S 44 km W of Hengchun, Taiwan 1 reportInfoFeb 11, 2017 01:12 am (Taipei)

5.2

10 km34 km (21 mi) to the N Taiwan 14 reportsInfoMay 22, 2016 04:51 am (Taipei)

5.2

16 km54 km (33 mi)

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Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake – North Pacific Ocean, 91 km south of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026, at 06:23 pm (GMT +10)

Published: 6 October 2026
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Sep 24, 02:21 am (GMT +11)

4.4

35 km91 km (57 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 52 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoSep 22, 06:40 pm (GMT +11)

4.0

62 km83 km (52 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 35 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoSep 21, 10:25 am (GMT +11)

4.6

57 km76 km (47 mi) to the NW Sea of Okhotsk, 20 km east of Taraku-jima Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoSep 16, 01:38 am (GMT +10)

4.1

33 km29 km (18 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 65 km south of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoSep 13, 04:39 pm (GMT +11)

4.0

35 km97 km (60 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 51 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoJun 22, 2025 07:23 am (GMT +10)

6.0

18 km52 km (32 mi) to the W North Pacific Ocean, 61 km southeast of Yuri-to Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoJun 19, 2025 09:08 am (GMT +10)

5.9

13 km54 km (34 mi) to the W North Pacific Ocean, 71 km southeast of Yuri-to Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 6 reportsInfoMay 3, 2016 10:00 am (GMT +10)

5.6

61 km80 km (50 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, 63 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoOct 8, 2013 08:30 am (Universal Time)

5.6

27 km85 km (53 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 38 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoApr 12, 2008 10:46 am (GMT +10)

5.7

64 km99 km (61 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 63 km east of

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Volcanoes Today, 6 Oct 2026: Fuego volcano, Krakatau, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Sangay, Sakurajima

Published: 6 October 2026
Categories: Global Volcano Activity

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Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026 08:00 | By: VN

Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): An eruption was reported at Sakurajima at 05:06 UTC on 6 October 2026, but no volcanic ash cloud was identifiable in satellite data as of 05:10 UTC. No forecast information is available.
Original VAAC bulletin: no ash plume observed as of 06 Oct 2026, 05:10 UTC

Manam (Papua New Guinea): Explosive activity continues. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned of a volcanic ash plume rising to an estimated 7000 ft (2100 m), or flight level 070.
Original VAAC bulletin: ash plume to 7,000 ft (2,100 m) as of Oct 5, 22:00 UTC

Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned of a volcanic ash plume rising to an estimated 7000 ft (2100 m), or flight level 070, and moving at 15 kts in NE direction.
Original VAAC bulletin: ash plume

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