Evacuation Alert: Area 2815 – Update July 31

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FIRE-EARTH Extra:  Area 2815 – Update

• FEWW Science Team will host a special session with an update on Area 2815 Evacuation Alert, today at 21:02UTC.

Rare Quakes Strike Sweden

Two earthquakes strike Sweden

Two earthquakes measuring 4.1 and and 3.4Mb have struck Sweden. The rare earthquakes are among 20 or so events (measuring ≥3.0Mw) to occur in Scandinavia region over the past 10 years.

Magnitude: 4.1Mb EMSC  [4.0Mw USGS/EHP]
Region: SWEDEN
Location: 67.12°N ; 20.66°E
Depth: 15 km
Date/time: 2015-07-30 at 23:37:12.7 UTC
Distances:

• 784 km N of Mariehamn / pop: 10,682
• 184 km N of Luleå, Sweden / pop: 45,551
• 2 km S of Gällivare, Sweden / pop: 8,480
• 6 km S of Malmberget, Sweden / pop: 6,017

EQ Location Map, Scandinavia. Earthquakes measuring 3.0Mw or greater since 2005. Map and search archive: USGS/EHP

Major Disaster Declared in South Dakota

Federal Disaster Declared for S. Dakota

South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (DR-4233)

The Disaster President has declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of June 17-24, 2015.

The areas that were worst affected by the extreme weather events include the counties of Brule, Buffalo, Fall River, Haakon, Hughes, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Lyman, McCook, Oglala Lakota, and Stanley counties, and the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe within Oglala Lakota County.

Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area said additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the territory and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

This is the 29th Major Disaster Declaration [DR 4205-4233] proclaimed for a U.S. state/territory, and the second for Vermont so far this year. Additionally, the federal government has issued eight Fire Management Assistance Declarations for the year to date, as of posting.

Fire Management Assistance Declarations (2015)

[FM-5091] 07/23/2015 California Wragg Fire
[FM-5090] 07/20/2015 Washington Blue Creek Fire
[FM-5089] 07/20/2015 California North Fire
[FM-5088] 07/06/2015 Idaho Cape Horn Fire
[FM-5087] 06/29/2015 Washington Sleepy Hollow Fire
[FM-5086] 06/17/2015 Arizona Kearney River Fire
[FM-5085] 06/16/2015 Alaska Card Street Fire
[FM-5084] 06/15/2015 Alaska Sockeye Fire

Related Links

• Federal Disaster Declared for Kansas [DR-4230] July 21, 2015
• Federal Disaster Declared for New Jersey [DR-4231] July 23, 2015
• Federal Disaster Declarations
• Drought
• Agricultural Disasters Index

Earthquake Swarm Striking Puerto Rico Trench

Dozens of quakes hit Puerto Rico Trench in 7 days

A swarm of at least 119 earthquakes measuring 2.5Mw or greater have struck the Puerto Rico Trench in the 7 days to posting, according to the USGS/EHP.

EQ location map. A swarm of at least 119 earthquakes measuring 2.5Mw or greater have struck the Puerto Rico Trench in the 7 days to posting. Source:  USGS/EHP.