This week on Earth
2026-10-21 to 2026-10-22
Earthquakes
M5.3 earthquake
Reykjanes Ridge
2026-10-22 · Depth 10 km
M5.2 earthquake
68 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines
2026-10-22 · Depth 10 km
M5.1 earthquake
south of Africa
2026-10-22 · Depth 10 km
M5.1 earthquake
164 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
2026-10-22 · Depth 123 km
M5.0 earthquake
Reykjanes Ridge
2026-10-22 · Depth 10 km
Storms, fires & volcanoes
Super Typhoon Champi
2026-10-22 · Winds 135 kt
Tropical Cyclone Agueda
2026-10-22 · Winds 50 kt
Tropical Cyclone Wati
2026-10-22 · Winds 45 kt
Conflict & unrest in the news
Washington
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
2026-10-22 · Armed clash · 14 outlets · “El salvador haiti rescue 4 troops 2026”
Riyadh
Riyadh, Ar Riya?, Saudi Arabia
2026-10-22 · Armed clash · 8 outlets · “Houthis attack airports in aden and al mukalla with missiles and drones”
Gaza
Gaza, Israel (general), Israel
2026-10-22 · Armed clash · 5 outlets · “Israeli strikes pound gaza as 10 year old boy succumbs to wounds from earlier idf attack”
Moscow
Moscow, Moskva, Russia
2026-10-22 · Armed clash · 5 outlets · “Kazakhstans antiwar orthodox priests remain under russias thumb some are paying the price a94028”
Major crashes (Los Angeles)
Crash · lanes blocked
Sr60 W / Wo Indiana St, Los Angeles
2026-10-22 · CHP reports lanes blocked
Crash · lanes blocked
Sr60 W / Wo Indiana St, Los Angeles
2026-10-22 · CHP reports lanes blocked
Crash · lanes blocked
I210 E / Sr2, Los Angeles
2026-10-22 · CHP reports lanes blocked
Crash · lanes blocked
I210 W / Yarnell, Los Angeles
2026-10-22 · CHP reports lanes blocked
Crash · lanes blocked
I210 E / Sr2, Los Angeles
2026-10-22 · CHP reports lanes blocked
Aircraft emergencies
Nothing major this week.
Cyber: flaws under active attack
Plex Media Server
CVE-2026-96656
2026-10-22 · Plex Media Server External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-10-23.
Plex Media Server
CVE-2026-96655
2026-10-22 · Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-03.
Plex Media Server
CVE-2026-96654
2026-10-22 · Plex Media Server Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-10-23.
Plex Media Server
CVE-2026-96652
2026-10-22 · Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-03.
Siemens Software Center
CVE-2026-110936
2026-10-22 · Siemens Software Center Uncontrolled Search Path Element Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-03.