Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

September 11, 2021: Hurricane Larry made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h in Canada today. Hurricane Larry has caused power outage to more than 10,000 customers mostly on the Avalon Peninsula, The Newfoundland Power confirmed. According to the Environment Canada, storm surge has been near the Burin Peninsula and Avalon Peninsula. As of 03:50 UTC today, Hurricane Larry is located about 135 km WSW of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

May 21, 2020: A weak, short-lived EF0 tornado touched down in Saanich, B.C. today, the Environment Canada confirmed. The rare tornado in Saanich only lasted a few seconds and there were no reported injuries. According to  the Environment Canada , EF0 tornadoes have wind speeds of between 90 and 130 km/hr.

March 29, 2020: Magnitude 3.6 light earthquake has been felt in Montreal today at 03:21 am local time.  According to the Canadian National Seismic Network, the earthquake's epicenter was located around 39 km NNE of Montreal, QC. The earthquake occurred at 18 km depth. Tremor was felt by the people of Saint-Roch-de-lʿAchigan, LʿÉpiphanie, Lac-Lapierre, Saint-Jacques, Verchères and Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Québec, Canada. No preliminary damage or injuries have been reported from the earthquake in Montreal, Canada today.

January 8, 2020: An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 has been recorded off Vancouver Island today at 12:20 local time, Earthquakes Canada reported. According to the Earthquakes Canada, the earthquake's epicenter was located 215 km W of Port Hardy, BC. The earthquake occurred at 10km depth. However, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a magnitude 4.4 earthquake off Vancouver Island today, lower than what Earthquakes Canada reported. No major damage or injuries is expected from this earthquake. Magnitude 7.4 was the largest earthquake recorded in this region in 1970. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List January 8, 2020

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March 4, 2019: Earthquakes Canada has detected seismic activity near Sylvan Lake and Red Deer, Canada today. Residents of Sylvan Lake and Red Dee woke up due to earthquake at 5:55 a.m. Monday morning. Tremor was felt across Central Alberta, with many communities experiencing a power outage. The last earthquake reported by Earthquake Canada was in Salmon Arm, B.C on March 2. The tremor was felt from Sicamous to Tappen.

March 3, 2019: A small earthquake of magnitude 2.2 rattled Salmon Arm, a city in the Shuswap Country of the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia at 11:23 p.m. PST today. According to the Earthquakes Canada, the earthquake occurred at an estimated depth of 1 km with epicenter located 4 km NE of Salmon Arm. Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) mentioned via twitter that "it appears there is no immediate emergency or threat to public safety in the Salmon Arm area." The tremor was felt from Sicamous to Tappen.

A swarm of eighty three small earthquakes have rattled the McAdam village located in the southwestern corner of York County, New Brunswick, Canada in last 30 days. According to Natural Resources Canada, last earthquake in McAdam was on March 2, 2016. Others 82 earthquakes were recorded in February.

Avalanche disaster near McBride, British Columbia of Canada claimed lives of five people on Friday. Avalanche injured two others and have been sent to hospital in stable condition, Global News Canada reported.

A state of emergency has been declared in a first Nations community on Vancouver Island after rising water levels threaten to flood as many as two dozen homes. The Somass River has been swollen due to heavy downpour leading sandbagging operation in the area, The Canadian Press mentioned quoting Tseshaht Chief Councillor Hugh Braker as saying. Tseshaht is located just west of Port Alberni.

Magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit Cornwall, Ontario today, the Natural Resource Canada reported. The quake's epicenter was located 15 km south of Cornwall, Ontario and was felt from Morrisburg to Montreal and in northern New York State.

A state of emergency has been declared after a damaging hailstorm ripped through the central Saskatchewan town of Canada. Heavy rain as a thunderstorm passed through Saskatchewan causing damage in the community, CTV News reported.

Parkland County council has declared a state of agricultural disaster during the July 14th Parkland County Council meeting. “These extreme drought conditions are devastating crops across Parkland County,” Mayor Rod Shaigec said in a news release Tuesday. “Council wants to make it clear to our agricultural community that we understand, and will provide all means of support possible. By declaring a state of agricultural disaster, we hope to call attention to this extremely important issue.”

Dozens of wildfires burning across British Columbia have forced two communities to declare states of emergency. A state of emergency was issued Saturday morning after a 16-hectare fire caused the evacuation of about 100 residences in Port Hardy. The Squamish Lillooet Regional District also issued a state of emergency due to a 500-hectare fire northwest of Pemberton, Vancouver 24 hrs reported.

A forest fire emergency has been declared in Lac La Ronge Indian Band after lightning strikes sparked around 25 forest fires in the area Saturday. Around 100 people have been evacuated from the Sikichew Lake and Clam Lake Bridge communities to Prince Albert as a precaution, CBC News reported.

Canada's first tornado of the year has been reported in southern Ontario on Saturday, May 30 around 2:30 p.m. local time. According to The Weather Network , Environment Canada has confirmed that an EF-1 touched down in southern Ontario just northeast of the city of London, Ontario.

Around 7,000 people have been evacuated from the path of wildfires in Alberta province of Canada. More than 1,600 firefighters are battling around 70 wildfires including 55 of which were sparked by lightning, ABS-CBN reported.

Heavy storm has brought hail and flash flooding in Cache Creek, British Columbia early Saturday evening. Flash flooding from the Bonaparte River swept away one or two mobile homes and a vehicle, CBC/Radio-Canada reported.

An avalanche in British Columbia , Canada has claimed life of a person and left one other missing. Both were group members snowmobiling near the Dore River drainage area, near McBride, B.C.

M 4.8 moderate earthquake shakes Vancouver Island, Canada Region today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 62 km W of Port Alberni, Canada. It was 7.7 miles deep. Port Alberni earthquake today has been felt in Campbell River, Courtenay, Cumberland, Nanaimo, Parksville, Ucluelet, Vancouver, Victoria and Walnut Grove. Port Alberni was hit by tsunamis in 1964 which washed away 55 homes and damaging 375 others. The tsunami was the result of magnitude 9.6 earthquake in Alaska which killed 139 people.