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Recent Natural Disasters List January 11, 2016

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By Disaster Report
Recent Natural Disasters 2016: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report.

Keep this page open or visit later to get update report.
Check Worldwide Natural Disasters List + Detail Report

Major Natural Disasters Today
  • No major natural disaster occurred today.

Recent Earthquakes
  • M 6.2 strong earthquake in Japan (@ 240 km depth) with epicenter located 74 km NW of Rumoi. Light shaking of MMI IV will have been felt by the people of Fukagawa, Sunagawa, Tobetsu, Iwamizawa and Rumoi. People of Wakkanai, Asahikawa, Sapporo-shi, Otaru, Tomakomai and Obihiro will have been felt weak shaking of MMI III.
    17:08 UTC (local time: 02:08; 2016-01-12 @ epicenter)
  • M 6.5 very strong earthquake in Philippines (@ 21 km depth) with epicenter located 230 km SE of Sarangani. Light shaking of MMI III will have been felt by Sarangani, Baliton, Buayan, Balangonan, Pangyan, Lun Pequeno, General Santos, Manado, Koronadal, Bitung and Digos.
    16:38 UTC (local time: 00:38; 2016-01-12 @ epicenter)
  • M 3.1 weak earthquake in California (@ 3 km depth) with epicenter located 2 km S of Rowland Heights. Light to weak shaking will have been felt by the people of Rowland Heights, Brea, La Habra, Fullerton, Whittier, Hacienda Heights, Diamond Bar, Walnut and Whittier.
    03:13 UTC (local time: 19:13; 2016-01-10 @ epicenter)
  • M 3.7 light earthquake in Oklahoma (@ 8 km depth) with epicenter located 27 km NW of Fairview. It will have been well felt by the people of Chester, Woodward and Enid.
    02:01 UTC (local time: 20:01; 2016-01-10 @ epicenter)

Recent Flash Floods
  • Flood warnings for North Wales coast
    -Natural Resources Wales has issued a warning for coastal areas, with Denbighshire, Conwy and the north and east of Anglesey.
    -Downpours are also expected to continue throughout the day across the region/

Recent Volcanic Activity
  • Kilauea volcano in Hawaii
    -Eruptive activity continues at Kīlauea Volcano's summit and East Rift Zone.
    -These flows currently pose no threat to nearby communities.

Recent Tropical Cyclones
  • Disaster authorities in Fiji are shipping more than US$92,000 worth of food to the communites affected by Cyclone Ula in the southern Lau group.

Natural Disaster News
  • Vermont emergency management officials have forecast high winds for Sunday which could cause power outages in some areas. The National Weather Service is forecasting wind gusts of between 24 and 40 mph and up to 65 mph on the western slopes of the Green Mountains.
  • According to the emergency preparedness guidance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a basic natural disaster emergency kit could include the atleast twelve recommended items. Click for list of emergency kit

Useful information to read this Recent Natural Disasters List January 11, 2016

This natural disaster list contains daily list of natural disasters around the world. The page is break down into various parts as Major Natural Disasters Today (real time update report on rolling major natural disaster around the world), Recent Earthquakes (only earthquakes which are felt by people), Recent Volcanic Activity (erupting volcanoes), Recent Flash Floods (ongoing flood information), Recent Tropical Cyclones (active cyclones) and Natural Disaster News (facts and news about natural/environmental disasters and hazards on various topics like Tornado, Tsunami, Wildfire, Drought, Hailstorm, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Epidemic, Famine, Lahar, Limnic Eruption, Mudflow, Solar Flare and other disasters).

The major natural disasters and catastrophes are linked to definite page containing update report on that disaster and also provides early disaster emergency notification if available.

The global natural disaster data and natural calamities statistics are collected from different sources like USGS, EMSC, GDACS, EDIS and others.
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