Category:Natural disasters

2

• 2010 Chile earthquakes: Government confirms 452 dead

5

• 5.6-magnitude aftershock earthquake strikes Italy
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Peru
• 5.9 magnitude aftershock strikes Lolol, Chile area

6

• 6.1 magnitude aftershock earthquake hits Haiti
• 6.2 magnitude aftershock provokes panic in southern Chile
• 6.3 magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea
• 6.5 magnitude aftershock hits Bío Bío, Chile
• 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits Acre, Brazil
• 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits off coast of Taiwan
• 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits western China
• 600 people missing after typhoon hits Taiwan

7

• 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Haitian coast
• 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japanese coast
• 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Araucanía, Chile; no tsunami warning
• 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
• 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Nicobar Islands, India
• 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes near Tonga, tsunami generated
• 77 dead after flooding in Saudi Arabia

8

• 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile; tsunami warnings issued throughout Pacific rim

A

• At least 160 killed by landslides in the Philippines
• At least 22 dead after typhoon hits Vietnam
• At least eighteen dead after storms in Brazil
• At least four dead and hundreds of homes destroyed after week of wildfires rage throughout Texas
• Australia flash flooding traps thousands

C

• Chile tsunami first reached Pichilemu, SHOA reports
• China: Heavy flooding displaces over a million, kills dozens
• Costa Rican volcano erupts, alert issued
• Cyclone Giri makes landfall in Myanmar, kills one
• Cyclone Monica misses Darwin

D

• Deadly flooding in Pakistan kills hundreds
• Death toll from Brazil mudslides rises to sixty
• Death toll from China rainstorm reaches 65
• Death toll from Chinese earthquake passes 2,000
• Details emerge in Haiti earthquake; thousands feared dead

E

• Earthquake strikes Melbourne, no reports of injuries
• Emergency declared in El Salvador after torrential rains
• Europe's airline chaos: in depth

F

• Fernando Alonso wins 2010 Korean Grand Prix
• Fire breaks out in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia

F cont.

• Flash floods kill at least nineteen campers in Arkansas
• Floods in South Africa wreak havoc
• Four aftershocks hit central Chile; no damages reported
• Four earthquakes hit the Philippines in quick succession

G

• Greece wildfires force thousands to evacuate

H

• Haiti rescue effort abandoned
• Haiti's banks reopen
• Heavy 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia; at least one killed
• Heavy earthquake hits Sumatra, Indonesia
• Heavy earthquake hits the Philippines
• Heavy storm hits Philippines, kills fourteen
• Hurricane Bill gains strength over Atlantic
• Hurricane Paloma hits Cuba
• Hurricane Richard makes landfall in Belize

J

• Japanese tsunami impacts California coastal town

L

• Large earthquake strikes coast off French Guiana

M

• Magnitude 3.6 earthquake shakes Washington, D.C.
• Magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits Central Canada
• Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits Southern California
• Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits New Zealand's South Island; dozens dead
• Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits east coast of Honshu, Japan
• Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Chile as president is sworn in
• Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea
• Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits New Zealand
• Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Aceh
• Major earthquake jolts Bangladesh, centered in Nicobar Islands
• Minor aftershock hits Pichilemu, Chile area
• Moderate earthquake hits Crete, Greece
• Much of inland New South Wales, Australia affected by flooding

N

• Namibia struck by floods, president declares state of emergency
• New Year’s Eve tornado slams northwest Arkansas, killing three
• No tsunamis after two major earthquakes strike islands near India and Japan

O

• One dead as Super Typhoon Megi makes landfall in Philippines
• Over 700 killed after earthquake in Indonesia
• Over two million people displaced by flooding in India

P

• Pacific Rim braces for tsunami following major Chilean earthquake
• People from Pichilemu, Chile leave La Cruz Hill
• Philippines hit by Typhoon "Kiko" (Morakot), dozens killed
• Philippines prepares for new typhoon
• Pichilemu, Chile former post office is demolished

R

• Rescue efforts underway after China earthquake
• Richard becomes a hurricane, threatens Belize

S

• Scotland suffers severe flooding following downpour
• Second earthquake in eleven days hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea
• Seismologist Mario Pardo rebukes notion that Pichilemu, Chile experiencing "seismic swarm"
• Severe sandstorm strikes Beijing, China
• Smoke from Arizona fire spreads to other states
• Spain hit by 6.3 magnitude earthquake
• Special report on Japanese tsunami emergency in Pichilemu, Chile
• State of emergency declared in Greece after heavy forest fires
• Strong aftershock hits central Chile
• Strong rain and wind kill one in Chile

T

• Ten dead after earthquake in Bhutan
• Thousands displaced after heavy flooding in Burkina Faso
• Tornado touches down in Huntsville, Alabama
• Tornadoes cause millions in damages in Waco, Texas
• Tropical storm hits Philippines, 45,000 people displaced
• Tropical Storm Mirinae kills 90 in Vietnam
• Tropical storm Otto moves into central Atlantic
• Tropical Storm Paula weakens to remnant low
• Tropical storm Richard forms, drifts towards Honduras
• Tropical storm Richard nears hurricane strength, soaks Honduras
• Tropical Storm Stan forms over Yucatan Peninsula
• Two people killed after Typhoon Melor hits Japan
• Two tornadoes touch down near Wellington, Utah
• Typhoon Ketsana leaves over 140 dead in the Philippines after heavy flooding
• Typhoon Ketsana reaches Cambodia; up to eleven people killed
• Typhoon kills two in southern China
• Typhoon Megi heads towards China
• Typhoon Megi kills seven in Taiwan, heads towards southern China
• Typhoon Parma threatens Taiwan
• Typhoon prompts massive evacuations in China

U

• UN reports 222,570 dead in Haiti earthquake
• UN: 30,000 people affected by flooding in Kenya

V

• Vanuatu hit by 7.2 magnitude earthquake
• Volcano near Anchorage, Alaska erupts, airport closed

W

• Wikinews investigates the reconstruction of Pichilemu, Chile after February earthquake
• Wikinews Shorts: March 21, 2012