Category Disaster Declaration Alert

Massive landslide kills more than 50 in Afghanistan

More than 50 people are feared dead in a landslide in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday.   The deputy governor for Badakshan province, Gul Muhammad Bedar, told reporters that 90 homes in a village near Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan have completely…

MAGNITUDE 6.7 NEPAL

Subject To Change Depth: 10 km Distances: 78 km E of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,442,271 / local time: 12:54:09.8 2015-04-26 18 km SE of Kodāri, Nepal / pop: 1,600 / local time: 12:54:09.8 2015-04-26

Hundreds Feared Dead In Nepal Earthquake

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Nepal has caused extensive damage in the capital Kathmandu, bringing down buildings and walls.   At least 50 people are trapped under the rubble of the city’s iconic nine-storey Dharahara tower, which was brought down…

MAGNITUDE 6.7 NEPAL

Subject To Change Depth: 15 km Distances: 90 km NW of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,442,271 / local time: 12:30:22.1 2015-04-25 87 km NE of Bharatpur, Nepal / pop: 107,157 / local time: 12:30:22.1 2015-04-25

MAGNITUDE 7.9 NEPAL

Subject To Change Depth: 15 km Distances: 29km (18mi) ESE of Lamjung, Nepal 53km (33mi) NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal 68km (42mi) ESE of Pokhara, Nepal 79km (49mi) NW of Kirtipur, Nepal 81km (50mi) NW of Kathmandu, Nepal