Natural Disasters

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Landslide at Peru’s Iparia Port Sinks Two Boats, Killing at Least 12

Rescuers confront fast currents, whirlpools and fog in a security forces search on the Ucayali River.

Death Toll Passes 1,000 in Monsoon Floods Across Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka

Series of Small Quakes Rattles Bay Area and Central Coast, Latest a M3.4 Near San Juan Bautista

Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Shakes Alaska Near Susitna, Felt in Anchorage

Hayli Gubbi Eruption Highlights Global Risk From Hidden Volcanoes

Magnitude 5.8 Quake Jolts Kumamoto, No Tsunami Reported

Magnitude 4.1 Quake Rattles The Geysers Area in Northern California

Shallow 5.5 Quake in Bangladesh Kills at Least 8, Rattles Dhaka

Semeru Eruption Forces Highest Alert, Evacuations and Rescue of Stranded Climbers in East Java

Indonesia Keeps Mount Semeru at Highest Alert as Rescuers Lead 170+ Climbers to Safety

Paso Robles 4.1 and San Ramon 3.3 Quakes Rattle California With Little Damage

Magnitude 4.7 Quake Shakes Junín as Peru Logs Series of Light Tremors

Magnitude 3.6 Quake Reported Near Vallejo With No Immediate Damage

Armero, 40 Years On: Colombia Marks Volcano Disaster and Renews Search for the Missing

Magnitude 5.2–5.3 Quake Near Paphos Felt Across Region

Tsunami Advisories Lifted After Offshore Quakes Off Iwate in Northeast Japan

Calaveras Fault Swarm Rattles East Bay as Dozens of Small Quakes Follow M3.8 Near San Ramon

Tsunami Advisory Lifted After Strong Quake Off Iwate Sends Small Waves Ashore

M6.0 Quake Off Kamchatka Prompts Green Alert, No Tsunami

6.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Northern Afghanistan, Killing at Least 20 and Injuring Hundreds