Recent Natural Disasters List January 8, 2016 — Wildfire in Yarloopn, Australia

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Major Natural Disasters Today

• Wildfire in Western Australia
  -At least 95 homes have been destroyed by recent wildfire in remote Australian town of Yarloopn.
  -A lightning strike Wednesday evening local time triggered fire in the region.
  
• Flooding in western Albania
  -Floods triggered by heavy rainfall have caused evacuations of around 500 families in western Albania.
  -Shkumbini River flooded early Thursday. Floods have also affected capital Tirana.
• Avalanche in Gangapurna Mountain, Nepal
  -An avalanche has been reported on Gangapurna Mountain in Manang district of Nepal.
  -The residential area is far from the disaster site. No damage or injuries have been reported.
  -The mountain lies in Manang district of Nepal between Annapurna III and Tilocho Peak at an altitude of 7454m.

Recent Earthquakes

• M 4.0 light earthquake in Uzbekistan (@ 10 km depth) with epicenter located 12 km ESE of Amir Timur. It will have been well felt by the people of Yangiyul, Zafar, Buka and Tashkent.
  23:02 UTC (local time: 04:02; 2016-01-09 @ epicenter) 
• M 4.6 moderate earthquake in Bosnia and Herzegovina (@ 31 km depth) with epicenter located 4 km NE of Bileca. It will have been well felt by the people of Trebinje,  Niksic (Montenegro) and Dubrovnik (Croatia).
  13:07 UTC (local time: 14:07; 2016-01-08 @ epicenter)
• M 5.0 moderate earthquake in Afghanistan (@ 219 km depth) with epicenter located 32 km SSE of Jarm. Weak tremor will have been felt by the people of Kabul, Peshawar, Abottabad and Islamabad, Pakistan.
  09:07 UTC (local time: 13:37; 2016-01-08 @ epicenter)
• M 3.4 light earthquake in Oklahoma (@ 1 km depth) with epicenter located 16 km SSE of Medford. Weak shaking of MMI III will have been felt by the people of Enid, Ponca City and Arkansas City, Kansas.
  05:37 UTC (local time: 23:37; 2016-01-07 @ epicenter)
• M 5.0 moderate earthquake in Peru (@ 10 km depth) with epicenter located 94 km NNW of Macusani. Light to weak shaking will have been felt by the people of Paucartambo and Macusani.
  02:17 UTC (local time: 21:17; 2016-01-07 @ epicenter)
• M 5.6 strong earthquake in Chile (@ 31 km depth) with epicenter located 46 km W of Ovalle. Light shaking of MMI IV will have been felt by the people of Monte Patria, Coquimbo and La Serena.
  01:12 UTC (local time: 22:12; 2016-01-07 @ epicenter)

Recent Flash Floods

• Severe flood warnings in Scotland
  -The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued severe flood warnings for Inverurie and Kintore.
  -River Don is expected to bursts its bank as it reached the highest water level on record.
  -According to BBC, more than 20 Aberdeenshire schools will be closed or partially closed on Friday due to the severe conditions.

Recent Volcanic Activity

• Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands
  -Eruptions continue at Kīlauea Volcano's summit and Puʻu ʻŌʻō vent on the East Rift Zone, U.S. Volcano Hazards Program mentioned.
  -No immediate threat to communities.

Recent Tropical Cyclones

• Tropical Cyclone Pali
  -Tropical Cyclone Pali has became the earliest central Pacific tropical storm on record.
  -Pali formed between Kiribati and Marshall Islands, in the northern hemisphere.
  -Pali is currently about 1,300 kilometres south of Hawaii. This system is currently no threat to land.

Natural Disaster News

• There are rumors circulating about the big earthquake predicted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that will happen on February 6, 2016 at 9:41 am. Is it true? Click for detail report on FEMA earthquake prediction
• The disaster management experts at the Ministry of Home Affairs in India have warned of mega earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater in north India in near future, much stronger than the one that struck Manipur on Monday. Click for detail report on Himalayan earthquake prediction
• The latest data released by National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Policies has shown an increase of 28,084 new flood insurance policies purchased in California from August 31 – November 30, 2015. Click for detail report on California flood insurance policy

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