Guatemalan authorities declared a nationwide orange alert following a major eruption of the Fuego volcano. Conred has begun evacuating nearby villages, suspended local school activities, and closed a major road connecting the south to Antigua.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's central Sulawesi Island on Tuesday, east-southeast of Palu. While no immediate casualties or damage were reported, hospitals evacuated patients and some structures showed damage. Indonesia is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire."
Japan's meteorological agency issued a special advisory warning of a slightly elevated risk of a magnitude 8 or stronger earthquake in the coming days following a 7.1 magnitude quake, with a 1% probability compared to the normal 0.1%. The warning came just days after Indonesia's BMKG issued similar alerts about the risk of a magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake hitting Bali, Sumba and the Flores Islands.
