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Time2025-08-28 17:02:58 UTC2025-08-28 17:02:58 UTC at epicenterLocation22.416°S 65.845°WDepth260.72 km (162.00 mi)
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map for Carroll County, Maryland. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period. The 90-day appeal period will begin Aug. 29, 2025.
The updated maps were produced in coordination with local, state and agency officials. Significant community review of the maps has already taken place, but before the maps become final, community partners can identify any corrections or questions about the information provided and submit appeals or comments.
Residents, business owners and other community partners are encouraged to review the updated maps to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. They may submit an appeal if they perceive that modeling or data used to create the map is technically or scientifically incorrect.
An appeal must include technical information, such as hydraulic or hydrologic data, to support the claim. Appeals cannot be based on the effects of proposed projects or projects started after the study is in progress.If property owners see incorrect information that does not change the flood hazard information—such as a missing or misspelled road name in the Special Flood Hazard Area or an incorrect corporate boundary—they can submit a written comment.
The next step in the mapping process is the resolution of all comments and appeals. Once they are resolved, FEMA will notify
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Wed, 27 Aug 2025, 18:00 1756317607 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during August 2025
Summary: 1 quake 7.0+, 12 quakes 6.0+, 222 quakes 5.0+, 1655 quakes 4.0+, 5028 quakes 3.0+, 11073 quakes 2.0+ (17991 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 6+: 12 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 222 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1655 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 5028 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 11073 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 1.6 x 1016 joules (4379 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.8 x 106 tons of TNT or 235.5 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 7.6 learn moreList of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during August 2025:#1: Mag 6.8 North Pacific Ocean, 94 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, RussiaSunday, Aug 3, 2025, at 04:37 pm (GMT +11) – #2: Mag 6.4 Kabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, 204 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaTuesday, Aug 12, 2025, at 05:24 pm (Jayapura time) – #3: Mag 6.4 Pacific-Antarctic RidgeSaturday, Aug 2, 2025, at 07:57 pm (GMT -9) – #4: Mag 6.3 Coral Sea, 57 km southwest of Utupua Island, Solomon IslandsFriday, Aug 15, 2025, at 03:22 am (GMT +11) – #5: Mag 6.2 North Pacific Ocean, 146 km east of Ostrov Kharimkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaMonday, Aug 4, 2025, at 03:20 pm (GMT +11) – #6: Mag 6.1 North
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Jefferson County, West Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period. The 90-day appeal period will begin Aug.14, 2025.
The updated maps were produced in coordination with local, state and agency officials. Significant community review of the maps has already taken place, but before the maps become final, community partners can identify any corrections or questions about the information provided and submit appeals or comments.
Residents, business owners and other community partners are encouraged to review the updated maps to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. They may submit an appeal if they perceive that modeling or data used to create the map is technically or scientifically incorrect.
An appeal must include technical information, such as hydraulic or hydrologic data, to support the claim. Appeals cannot be based on the effects of proposed projects or projects started after the study is in progress.If property owners see incorrect information that does not change the flood hazard information—such as a missing or misspelled road name in the Special Flood Hazard Area or an incorrect corporate boundary—they can submit a written comment.
The next step in the mapping process is the resolution of all comments and appeals. Once they are resolved, the
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