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Nepal Seismological Center has recorded another magnitude 4.0 aftershock in Kathmandu at 01:52 am local time. The epicenter was located behind Nagarjuna Forest near Chhatre Deurali around 12 km NW of Kathmandu. It is in the border region of Dhading, Nuwakot and Kathmandu.

At least seven people have died in flooding in Houston, Texas. Severe weather has claimed lives of 23 people this week, including 19 in Texas, with seven of those in the Houston area.

This is the list of earthquakes recorded in California by the United States Geological Survey on May 28, 2015. There are lots of discussions going on social medias that a huge earthquake with magnitude 9.8 will hit California on May 28, 2015 at 4pm local time. It's not going to happen in any way and won't deserve position in this list as well.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has raised the volcanic alert level of Mount Shindake to Level 5 - the top of its five-point warning system, issuing an evacuation directive. Around 80 residents have been taken refuge in a shelter on the island, Japan Today has written quoting the national broadcaster NHK .

A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.9 rattled Nepal on April 25, 2015. The earthquake, which struck at 11:56 am on Saturday, has already claimed lives of more than 8,000 people, injured thousands and made millions homeless.