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NASA EONET events: Wildfire Round Prarie, Morehouse, Louisiana

8 Miles NW from Bastrop, LA

Sources
Primary source
Severity
Extreme (5/5)
This month
3rd Natural disaster alert at severity 5+ in the last 30 days
Location
32.8582, -91.9895 (North America)
Event
Sep 20, 5:32 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 28, 8:50 AM UTC
RAPID

US watching Chinese marine presence off Alaska, Arctic Coast Guard chief says

The United States is watching China’s presence in its Arctic zone “very closely” amid increasing concerns, a senior U.S. Arctic military official said.

Severity
Elevated (3/5)
Location
North America, United States
Event
Sep 21, 2:11 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 28, 6:36 AM UTC
RAPID

USGS earthquakes: M 5.0 - 248 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

248 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

Sources
Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
This month
57th Earthquake alert at severity 3+ in the last 30 days
Location
52.6966, -162.4693 (North America)
Event
Sep 20, 9:06 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 28, 5:01 AM UTC

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