Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

March 29, 2020: Magnitude 3.6 light earthquake has been felt in Montreal today at 03:21 am local time.  According to the Canadian National Seismic Network, the earthquake's epicenter was located around 39 km NNE of Montreal, QC. The earthquake occurred at 18 km depth. Tremor was felt by the people of Saint-Roch-de-lʿAchigan, LʿÉpiphanie, Lac-Lapierre, Saint-Jacques, Verchères and Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Québec, Canada. No preliminary damage or injuries have been reported from the earthquake in Montreal, Canada today.

March 28, 2020: People claimed of an earthquake in Akure, Nigeria today! The news went viral on social medias claiming tremor and sound heard in Akure. But the tremor was from an explosion in Akure around 12:30 am on Saturday morning. The explosion was heard in Akure, Owo, Ondo and neighboring areas. The explosion was strong enough to destroy a church and a school in the area. Nigeria is not located within the major seismic zones of the world People also shared an Asteroid hitting the Akure. It was linked with the April 29, 2020. No Asteroid hitting Earth on April 29, 2020: NASA A large asteroid is poised to fly by Earth at that time. Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 will make a close approach to Earth on April 29, 2020.  The news is, the earth will be destroyed by Asteroid on April 29, 2020 . It is said to be the end of the world. It's totally fake. And don't worry, it won't even come close to hitting us. NASA hasn't announced any asteroid hitting

Update 09:15 UTC Magnitude 4.4 light earthquake has been recorded in the area. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicenter of the earthquake was near Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan border. The earthquake occurred at a greater depth of 176 km. This is the reason the tremor was felt in the wider areas.  Main Post March 28, 2020: We have received earthquake felt report from Rawalpindi and Islamabad areas of Pakistan today. We are working to get details of this earthquake. If you felt any earthquake tremor in these areas of Pakistan, kindly share your experiences in the comment section below.

March 27, 2020: Mount Merapi, the Indonesia's most active volcano erupted today shooting a column of ash some 5,000 metres (16,000 feet) into the air. According to the national disaster mitigation agency spokesman Agus Wibowo, there has been no reports of damage from the volcano eruption. However, the people are urged to stay calm and not to panic. Authorities haven't raised the alert level for Mount Merapi volcano . The Mt. Merapi volcano, which is near the historic city of Yogyakarta, had another big eruption earlier this month. Mt. Merapi volcano had sent ash into the air at 20,000 feet. Mount Merapi's last major volcanic eruption was in 2010. Mount Merapi volcanic eruption killed more than 300 people and forced the evacuation of 280,000 residents. Indonesia is made up of a series of islands with over 120 active volcanoes.

March 27, 2020: Magnitude 3.6 mild earthquake has been recorded in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh today. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the earthquake's epicenter was located 18 km N of Chamba, India. The tremor was felt at 5:11 pm local time. No preliminary damage or injuries have been reported by today's earthquake in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.

March 26, 2020: Magnitude 5.0 moderate earthquake has been recorded near Mentone, Texas today at 10:16 am local time. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake's epicenter was located around 40 km west of Mentone, Texas. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 8.5km. This is believed to be one of the strongest quakes in the last 30 years. Weak tremor of MMI III has been felt by the people of Pecos, Mentone, Salt Flat, Loving and Van Horn, Carisbad. The tremor was felt as far as Artesia and El Paso. At least five smaller earthquakes had been registered near Mentone, Texas, over the past four days. According to the USGS, the March 26, 2020 M 5.0 Mentone, Texas earthquake occurred as the result of shallow normal faulting about 40 km west of the town of Mentone, Texas. The earthquake occurred within the interior of the North America plate, far from any plate boundaries. The preliminary focal mechanism solution for the earthquake i