** Car trouble and basement water trouble, and other troubles, troubled me enough to keep me from updating yesterday and made the update short and late today. Very troublesome.**
NO UPDATE ON WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK.
LARGEST QUAKES so far today -
This morning -
5.1 SOUTHERN IRAN
5.0 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
Yesterday, 7/20/14 -
6.9 FIJI REGION
5.0 OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE
7/19/14 -
6.2 KURIL ISLANDS
5.0 CHIAPAS, MEXICO
5.6 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
TROPICAL STORMS -
Current tropical storms - maps and details.
*In the Atlantic -
Tropical depression Two is located about 800 mi (1290 km) E of the Lesser Antilles. The Depression expected to weaken as it approaches the Lesser Antilles.
* In the Western Pacific Ocean -
Typhoon Matmo is located approximately 106 nm south-southwest of Taipei, Taiwan.
HEALTH THREATS -
RECALLS & ALERTS:
RECALL ALERT: A voluntary nationwide fruit recall has been issued by a grocery store supplier over concerns of possible listeria contamination. Costco and Trader Joe's are among the retailers that received the recalled fruit — fresh peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots.
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