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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210713/https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2023-01-31T10:35:41-09:00"> <div class="d-alert-msg">ORANGE - WATCH</div> <div></div> <div>2023-01-31 19:40:12 (UTC)</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-col-4"> <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__orange c-usgs-api-alert__volcano"> <div class="d-alert-type">Volcano</div> <h5><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210713/https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2023-01-31T10:56:55-08:00">Kilauea</a></h5> <div class="d-alert-body"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210713/https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2023-01-31T10:56:55-08:00"> <div class="d-alert-msg">ORANGE - WATCH</div> <div></div> <div>2023-01-31 18:59:33 (UTC)</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-col-4"> <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__yellow c-usgs-api-alert__volcano"> <div class="d-alert-type">Volcano</div> <h5><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210713/https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-NMI-2023-01-30T12:26:54-09:00">Ahyi Seamount</a></h5> <div class="d-alert-body"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210713/https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-NMI-2023-01-30T12:26:54-09:00"> <div class="d-alert-msg">YELLOW - ADVISORY</div> <div></div> <div>2023-01-31 01:22:27 (UTC)</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-col-4"> <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__yellow c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake"> <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div> <h5><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210713/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jk0t">Magnitude 5.9</a></h5> <div class="d-alert-body"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210713/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jk0t"> <div>14 km SSW of Khowy, Iran</div> </a> <div 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class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div> <h5><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210713/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jj8s">Magnitude 5.5</a></h5> <div class="d-alert-body"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210713/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jj8s"> <div>27 km SSE of Kangding, China</div> </a> <div class="d-alert-updated">2023-01-25 19:49:45 (UTC)</div> <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Yellow</div> <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__VI">VI</span> (Strong Shaking)</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-col-4"> <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake"> <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div> <h5><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210713/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci40161279">Magnitude 4.19</a></h5> <div class="d-alert-body"> <a 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