Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.5 struck near the Ogasawara islands at 8:24 p.m. Saturday, Japan Meteorology Agency (JMA) reported. The earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo and temporary closed both runways at Narita Airport. According to NHK , train service between Tokyo and Osaka was halted due to a power outage.

This is the list of earthquakes occurred in California on May 29, 2015. Earthquakes in California with magnitude greater than 2.5 will be updated as soon as it is recorded by the United States Geological Survey with detail indepth report.

Multiple mysterious tremors were experienced past week in the district of Nakasaleka and Rakiraki in Kadavu, Fiji. Several cracks have been observed on walls of hall and some houses in Nakasaleka, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation has mentioned.

Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has started reviewing the flood insurance claims of hurricane Sandy victims. The step was taken following allegations of fraud involving the way some insurance companies assessed flood damage . However, Insurers have denied any wrongdoing.

Andres has strengthen into the first hurricane of the 2015 Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Season, National Hurricane Center mentioned in a bulletin issued at 03:00 pm MDT, May 29, 2015. The hurricane Andres is currently located 1,235 km SSW of the Southern tip of Baja California with the maximum sustained winds of 120 km/hr.