Category: Weather & Disasters

A preliminary magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook central Japan early Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, injuring at least 22 people two days after a magnitude 6.1 quake off the Tokyo-area coast. Here is what is confirmed and where to get official alerts.

A fast-moving windstorm on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 knocked out power to more than 40,000 Seattle City Light customers and over 110,000 across Western Washington. Here are the numbers, outage maps, safety steps and the week’s forecast.