Significant Earthquake Strikes Offshore California

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M4.3 quake occurs 32km SW of Lompoc, CA –USGS

EQ Details:
Magnitude: 4.3 mw
Location (uncertainty): 34.421°N 120.678°W (±0.5 km)
Depth (uncertainty): 4.3 km (±1.1)
Origin Time: 2017-10-26 20:38:51.340 UTC
Number of Phases: 83
Minimum Distance: 21.8 km (0.20°)
Travel Time Residual: 0.25 s
Azimuthal Gap: 218°
FE Region: OFFSHORE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA (43)

Iceland’s Latest Seismicity

M 4.6 – 119km S of Akureyri, Iceland
Location: 64.609°N 18.002°W
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2017-10-27 00:16:43 (UTC)

M 4.6 – 118km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland
Location: 64.643°N 17.559°W
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2017-10-26 23:26:35 (UTC)

20,000+ Homes Evacuated as San Diego Wildfire Spreads

EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
DROUGHT
DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES
MASS EVACUATIONS
SCENARIO 101
MULTIPLE STATES OF EMERGENCY
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Massive wildfire prompts mass evacuations in San Diego, California

Bernardo Fire, a fast-moving wildfire driven by high winds, consumed at least 800 acres by Tuesday afternoon (local time), prompting several fire and emergency agencies to make more than 20,000 evacuation calls to homes, businesses and cellphone numbers in and around San Diego.

“The fire was reported shortly before 11 a.m. near El Norte High School and was pushed by hot, dry winds. Two elementary schools were evacuated. The fire approached numerous homes but airdrops and firefighters on the ground were able to stop its spread,” reported LATimes.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has since evacuated the Fairbanks Ranch area,Torrey Highlands, Rancho Penasqutios, Black Mountain Ranch, Santa Luz Fairbanks Ranch, outer portions of Rancho Santa Fe and Camino Del Sur, said Cal Fire

“Currently, the areas of concern include, the Communities of Rancho Santa Fe, Fairbanks Ranch, San Diego, Black Mountain Ranch, Del Mar, Solana Beach and the areas surrounding the SDG&E 230 KV Power Lines.”

Miguelito Fire in Santa Barbara County consumes 700 acres, prompts mass evacuations

Mandatory evacuations were ordered for 1,200 homes and businesses near Lompoc, Calif., on Teusday as a wind-driven wildfire, dubbed Miguelito Fire, consumed more than 700 acres in San Miguelito Canyon.

Residents in the San Miguelito Canyon area were evacuated because their homes were threatened by the blaze moving rapidly toward Lompoc, said Capt. Sadecki of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.