UK search team joins Venezuela earthquake rescue effort
The 68-strong team left Brize Norton airbase on Friday onboard an RAF plane carrying aid supplies.
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."
Global activity summary (24h)
In the last 24 hours, 13 seismic events have been recorded, including a magnitude 6.0 earthquake north of Caluula, Somalia, and another of magnitude 4.9 near Houma, Tonga. Additionally, there have been 72 disaster-related events, notably multiple forest fires in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, and Namibia, which have been active since mid-August. In the realm of conflicts, 4 events have been documented, although details have not been specified. The passages in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 invite the reader to discern.
Last 24 hours — Earthquake
M 4.9 - 264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
Aug 27, 11:02 PM UTC · 264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
M 4.6 - 35 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan
Aug 27, 10:13 PM UTC · 35 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan
Green earthquake (Magnitude 6M, Depth:10km) in Yemen 27/08/2026 21:07 UTC, 40 thousand in MMI IV.
Aug 27, 9:24 PM UTC · Yemen