Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

April 28, 2020: An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit Chamba region today at around 12:17 pm in Himachal Pradesh of India with tremor felt in the neighbouring districts including Kangra. People from Dharamshala, the district headquarters of Kangra district also reported about the tremor felt due the earthquake. No preliminary damage or injuries have been recorded due to the earthquake in Kangra today. A destructive earthquake of magnitude 7.8 in Kangra valley in 1905 killed more than 20,000 people.

April 27, 2020: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 earthquake has been felt in Turkmenistan with its epicenter in Tajikistan. The epicenter of the earthquake was located around 23 km from Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. The earthquake occurred at 137 km depth. The people in Turkmenistan report of an earthquake tremor felt around 04:58 pm local time. No preliminary damage or injuries have been reported.

Recent Natural Disasters 2020: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report. Keep this page open or visit later to get update report. Check Worldwide Natural Disasters List + Detail Report Major Natural Disasters Today Flash flood in Morocco -Seven people watching a football match in Morocco have been killed in a flash flood that swept across the pitch. -Heavy rainfall caused the nearby river to swell which flooded the football field in Tizert, in the Taroudant region of Morocco. Click for detail report on Morocco flood Recent Earthquakes Magnitude 4.8 moderate earthquake in Iran-Iraq border region (@ 10 km depth) with epicenter located 34 km SW of As Sulaymānīyah, Iraq. 17:01 UTC (local time: 20:01; 2020-04-29 @ epicenter) Magnitude 3.8 weak earthquake in Greece (@ 10 km depth) with epicenter located 13 km S of Vouliagméni, Greece. 10:28 UTC (local time: 13:28; 2020-04-29 @ epicenter) Magnitude 4.5 moderate ea

April 25, 2020: Severe thunderstorms in Vietnam have claimed lives of three people, injured 13 and damaged almost 6,000 homes. One person died in Ha Giang province after being hit by a fallen tree. Others lost their life when the house collapsed following a rockslide.

April 26, 2020: Magnitude 4.0 light earthquake has been recorded in Sikkim at 10:59 am with most of the felt reports received from Siliguri, the Indian State of west Bengal. The epicenter was located 26 km NE of Odlabar and 49 km far from Siliguri, India. The earthquake occurred at 10 km depth. The epicenter was located near India-Bangladesh border region. The earthquake felt reports were received from Nagrakata, Siliguri and Kalchini areas.  No preliminary or injuries have been reported from earthquake in Siiguri today.

Q: What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens? A: Mount St. Helens is a composite volcano (or Stratovolcano). According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) , the composite volcanoes are built of layers of alternating lava flow, ash and blocks of unmelted stone. Where is Mount St. Helens located? Mount St. Helens is located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States .  Mount St. Helens is located around 80 km northeast of Portland, Oregon and 154 km south of Seattle, Washington. When did Mount St. Helens erupt? Over the last 500 years, Mount St. Helens has had at least four major explosive eruptions and many minor eruptions. In 2005, Mount St. Helens released a column of smoke and ash nearly six miles high. Mount Saint Helens had its major eruption on May 18, 1980, becoming one of the greatest volcanic explosions ever recorded in North America. At least 57 people were killed during 1980 Mount St. Helens volcanic eruptio