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Update 2 April 2014 (15:05 UTC) -Death toll from earthquake in Northern Chile has risen to six. According to the Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo, most of the victims killed by falling debris or heart attacks. -Chile's Navy lifted tsunami warnings for all of Chile long coastline at around 7 a.m. local time (11 a.m. GMT). -According to the Chile's navy reports, the first tsunami wave arrived on the coast within 45 minutes of the quake. -Around 23 flights canceled due to the closure of airports in northern Chile. -All classes in Aria and Parinacota regions cancelled today. -The state of emergency declared in northern provinces. Related post: Chilean Earthquake 2014 creates Tsunami in Japan Below is a Tsunami animation video prepared by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC). The animation shows simulated tsunami wave propagation for 30 hours followed by an "energy map" showing the maximum open-ocean wave heights over that period. M 8.2 massive ea

Update 2014/04/01 According to the Washington governor, Jay Inslee, the Oso mudslide has claimed lives of at least 24 people and caused financial losses of $10 million. The number of people missing has been lowered to 22.   Update 2014/03/27 Death toll from Oso mudslide has risen to 20. The number of missing people has dropped to 90. Photo below shows rescue workers looking for victims in the mudslide near Oso, Washington March 26, 2014 (via Reuters/Rick Wilking). Related Post: Latest natural calamities in Washington Massive mudslide in Oso, Washington State has claimed lives of at least 14 people and left around 176 missing, The Seattle Times reported quoting the Snohomish County Emergency Management Director John Pennington. The Oso mudslide swept down Skaglund Hill, just east of Oso, Washington on March 22, 2014. The massive landslide is reported at 15 million cubic yards of mud and debris which came down from a hillside above the North Fork of the Stillaguamish Ri

M 3.3 light earthquake shakes Ober-Ramstadt, Germany today, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported. According to the EMSC, the quake's epicenter was located 3 km SW of Ober-Ramstadt. It was 8 km deep. People of Bensheim, Lautertal and Ober-Ramstadt have felt light to weak shaking. 15:57 UTC (local time: 17:57:59.0 2014-03-30 @ epicenter) Epicenter Location 3 km SW of Ober-Ramstadt, Germany 7 km SE of Darmstadt, Germany 37 km SE of Mainz, Germany 187 km E of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Original post: Natural Disasters List March 30, 2014 In collaboration with earthquake-report.com

M 5.1 moderate earthquake shakes La Habra, California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located just 1 km S of La Habra and 33 km ESE of Los Angeles. It was 4.6 miles deep. Tremors were felt widely throughout Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. La Habra earthquake was followed by two foreshocks, a M 3.6 at 8:03 pm and a M2.1 at 8:16 pm. Around 100 aftershocks have been recorded since an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck near La Habra on Friday night. The La Habra Police Department has received multiple reports of broken windows throughout the community. According to Southern California Edison, 34 customers remain without power in the La Habra Heights area and 792 customers remain without power in Buena Park. Red Cross immediately opened shelter in La Habra Community Center for those impacted. According to the USGS, the demonstration earthquake early warn

Avalanche in Bamyan province of Afghanistan has claimed lives of at least five people. Avalanche occurred in Nawidahan region in Panjab district of Afghanistan, Bakhtar News reported. Original post: Natural Disasters List March 20, 2014

Cyclonic storm in Meghalaya, India has claimed lives of at least four people and injured 27 others. Injured people are having treatment at a government hospital at Nongstoin, IANS reported quoting West Khasi Hills District Magistrate S. Kharlyngdoh. The government has set up disaster relief camps at four places. Original post: Natural Disasters List March 20, 2014