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Catastrophe Updates

This page provides information related to recent hurricane and earthquake activity.

Tropical Storm Updates

Tropical Storm Henri
(October 6, 2009)

Henri is the 8th named tropical storm of the North Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical storm Henri is located near latitude 17.8 N and Longitude 54 W, ~ 600 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands.

Typhoon Melor
(October 6, 2009)

Typhoon Melor has weakened to a category 2 typhoon. It is tracking northward at approximately 16 mph with maximum sustained winds of ~ 104 mph.

The track forecast for Typhoon Melor has not changed much since the last update. According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Melor is still a well-organized storm heading northwards. It is likely to turn east in a few hours as it heads toward Japan to make landfall on the Honshu Island, in the Kansai region on Thursday.

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Earthquake Updates

M7.6 Sumatra, Indonesia Earthquake
(September 30, 2009)

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia on September 30 at 05:16 pm local time.

M8.0 - Samoa Islands Earthquake
(September 29, 2009)

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Samoa Island region, approximately 120 miles from South of Apia, Samoa on Sept 29 at 6:48 am local time. According to the USGS ShakeMap, islands in this region experienced IV to V (light to moderate shaking) on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale which is perceived to cause very light to no damage. The ground shaking has not caused much damage in this region, however, significant damage has been reported due to a series of tsunamis that were triggered by this earthquake. A tsunami warning was issued for the Pacific Ring of Fire, which includes the Samoa Islands, Fiji Islands, Tonga and New Zealand.

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