Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

March 29, 2019: Magnitude 2.9 weak earthquake has been recorded in California with epicenter located 5km far from Vallejo, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The earthquake occurred at s shallow depth of 8.5 km. The tremor was well felt in Crockett, Rodeo, Vallejo, Hercules, Port Costa, Pinole and Benicia, CA. No damage is expected from this earthquake.

March 25, 2019: Flash floods triggered by heavy rain in the southern Shiraz city of Iran have claimed lives of  eleven people. "At least 11 people were killed and 35 were injured in the Fars province," US News reported quoting the head of Iran's emergency medical services.

March 25, 2019: Tropical Cyclone Joaninha is currently located approximately 314 NM E-NE of Port Louis, Mauritius,  The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reports. Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System has issued an Orange Alert for Tropical Cyclone Joaninha-19 in Mauritius. Tropical Cyclone Joaninha-19 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

March 25, 2019: Volcano eruption at Bikita has feared people after villager interviewed by the Civil Protection Department CPD alleged that a fire was seen at the mountain top. A huge rock estimated to weigh between 10 and 15 tonnes fell from Mapadza Mountain in Bikita on Saturday,  Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) reported. The Civil Protection Department (CPD) in Masvingo has already dispatched a team to Bikita in Masvingo province to look the situation. No injuries have been reported. Related Post:  Lightning strike in Zimbabwe kills 7 including six children

March 24, 2019: An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 has been felt today in Nairobi at 07:21 pm local time. According to the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 41km NNW of Wundanyi, Kenya . The tremor was felt as far as 300 km from the epicenter in Arusha, Nairobi and Kiambu area. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km inside Tsavo West National Park of Kenya. No preliminary damage or injuries have been reported.

March 24, 2019: Tsunami warnings have been issued by Thailand's department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in six provinces including Phuket and Krabi. A tsunami warning has been issued for Phuket, Ranong, Phang Nga, Krabi and Satun following two earthquakes in the Indian Ocean. The tsunami warning was issued after magnitude 5.0 and 5.2 earthquakes in Ocean Ocean around Andaman Islands . The department has asked the six provinces to keep following the situation in case tsunami hits, Xinhua reported. Phuket and Krabi are some of Thailand’s most popular beaches with huge numbers of tourist inflow.