China issues alert for typhoon Hagibis
China’s top meteorological authority issued a blue alert on Saturday as typhoon Hagibis is expected to make a landfall in Guangdong and Fujian provinces starting on Sunday.
Hagibis will also become the first typhoon to make a landfall in China this year, according to a forecast from the National Meteorological Center (NMC).
Starting from 8 p.m. local time Saturday, torrential rains and storms are forecast to hit the eastern areas of Guangdong Province, the southern Fujian province as well as southern Taiwan during the next 24 hours.
China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
MAGNITUDE 5.6 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
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Subject To Change
Depth: 91 km
Distances: 15km (9mi) WNW of Hanamaki, Japan
23km (14mi) NNW of Kitakami, Japan
24km (15mi) S of Shizukuishi, Japan
31km (19mi) SSW of Morioka-shi, Japan
433km (269mi) NNE of Tokyo, Japan
MAGNITUDE 5.3 SOLOMON ISLANDS
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Depth: 30 km
Distances: 249 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands / pop: 56,298 / local time: 22:08:19.6 2014-06-14
99 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands / pop: 1,122 / local time: 22:08:19.6 2014-06-14
MAGNITUDE 6.4 SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN
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Depth: 7 km
Distances: 671km (417mi) WNW of West Island, Cocos Islands
1418km (881mi) WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
1439km (894mi) SW of Padang, Indonesia
1442km (896mi) SW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia
671km (417mi) WNW of West Island, Cocos Islands

MAGNITUDE 5.6 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
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Depth: 212 km
Distances: 280 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan / pop: 3,043,532 / local time: 08:28:43.6 2014-06-14
62 km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan / pop: 44,421 / local time: 08:28:43.6 2014-06-14
28 km S of Jarm, Afghanistan / pop: 12,106 / local time: 08:28:43.6 2014-06-14
MAGNITUDE 5.2 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
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Depth: 70 km
Distances: 359 km N of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / pop: 283,733 / local time: 08:59:42.3 2014-06-14
113 km NE of Lae, Papua New Guinea / pop: 76,255 / local time: 08:59:42.3 2014-06-14
36 km N of Finschhafen / pop: 1,054 / local time: 08:59:00.0 2014-06-14
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