Daily global briefing — September 25, 2026

Selected developments

What matters today

1. 01

   severe-weather-and-natural-disasters · 9/24/2026, 7:40:58 AM UTC

   M 5.3 earthquake - 15 km SSW of Hilvan, Turkey

   USGS reports a magnitude 5.3 earthquake 15 km SSW of Hilvan, Turkey. Coordinates: 37.4736, 38.8612. Depth: 10 km.

   Why it matters: The USGS has recorded a seismic event (M 5.3) with explicit location, coordinates, and depth information for an area near Hilvan, Turkey.

   Importance

   3/10

   Urgency

   7/10

2. 02

   severe-weather-and-natural-disasters · 9/24/2026, 11:35:00 AM UTC

   Light to moderate Thunderstorm accompanied with intense rain. very likely to affect over some parts of Kolkata, Howrah, South 24 Parganas districts during next 2-3 hours from 11:35, 24-09-2026.

   Issuer: West-Bengal-SDMA. Light to moderate thunderstorm accompanied with intense rain very likely to affect some parts of Kolkata, Howrah, and South 24 Parganas districts during the next 2–3 hours from 11:35 on 24-09-2026. Source excerpt lists Severity: Severe and Urgency: Expected and instructs to follow SDMA guidelines.

   Why it matters: The alert is issued by West-Bengal-SDMA, labels the event Severity: Severe, and gives a specific imminent timeframe (next 2–3 hours from 11:35 on 24-09-2026) for parts of Kolkata, Howrah, and South 24 Parganas districts per the supplied source.

   Importance

   2/10

   Urgency

   8/10

3. 03

   severe-weather-and-natural-disasters · 9/24/2026, 7:24:03 AM UTC

   Light Thunderstorm with Lightning /Moderate Rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Anuppur, Balaghat, Dindori, Jabalpur, Mandla, Seoni, Shahdol, Sidhi, Umaria in next 3 hours.

   Madhya-Pradesh-SDMA issued a severe alert: light thunderstorm with lightning and moderate rain is likely at isolated places over the listed districts of Madhya Pradesh within the next 3 hours. The excerpt directs following SDMA guidelines and labels severity as 'Severe' and urgency as 'Expected'.

   Why it matters: An official SDMA forecast for thunderstorms with lightning and moderate rain across multiple districts in Madhya Pradesh is in force for the next 3 hours; the source labels the event 'Severe' and advises following SDMA guidelines.

   Importance

   2/10

   Urgency

   8/10

4. 04

   severe-weather-and-natural-disasters · 9/24/2026, 8:08:23 AM UTC

   Light to moderate rain with light thunderstorm and lightning likely over Sepahijala, West Tripura in next 30 minutes to 1 hour

   Issuer: Tripura-SDMA. Light to moderate rain accompanied by light thunderstorm and lightning is very likely at a few places over Sepahijala and West Tripura districts of Tripura in the next 30 minutes to 1 hour. Excerpt also states: Severity: Moderate; Urgency: Expected. Published at 2026-09-24T08:08:23.000Z.

   Why it matters: The Tripura State Disaster Management Authority (Tripura-SDMA) issued the notice and asks people to follow SDMA guidelines. The message reports expected light to moderate rain with light thunderstorm and lightning in the named districts within the next 30 minutes to 1 hour.

   Importance

   2/10

   Urgency

   8/10