Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

A light tremor has been felt in Kathmandu valley at around 12.55 am on May 24, 2016. Nepal's National Seismological Center (NSC) has recorded magnitude 4.2 tremor at 12:54 am Monday mid-night. The quake's epicenter was located in Dhading district.

Tropical cyclone Roanu has claimed lives of 24 people in Bangladesh, country national news agency, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported. The worst situation has been observed in and around northwestern port city of Chittagong where 11 people including minor children have been killed.

Photo (EPA via BBC) Mount Sinabung volcanic eruption in North Sumatra has claimed lives of seven people and critically injured three other on Saturday. All were residents of Gamber village of Karo regency in North Sumatra which was kept under red zone, The Jakarta Post reported.

Three moderate earthquakes have been recorded in the western Chinese Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday morning May 22, 2016. The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) has recorded two moderate earthquakes in less than 20 minutes in Xinzang region. Magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 09:48 am at 10 km depth. It was followed by another moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 at a shallower depth of 6 km in the same region.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 has been recorded in Koyna region of Maharashtra at 05:00 pm Saturday evening on May 21, 2016. This is the fifth felt earthquake recorded in Koyna region in last four days.