Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System

On 4/9/2011 12:57:49 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 and depth 21.3km occurred in Japan. This earthquake potentially affected <10000 people.

On 4/7/2011 2:32:41 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 and depth 49km occurred in Japan. This earthquake potentially affected 2.6 million people.

On 4/7/2011 1:11:24 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 and depth 167.4km occurred in Mexico. This earthquake potentially affected 1.6 million people.

April 1, 2011: "e;KANGAR: The number of flood evacuees in Perlis rose by 198 to 4,230 overnight as floodwaters continued to rise in some areas, a spokesman of the state flood operations room said Friday. The evacuees, comprising 1,135 families, were b...

April 1, 2011: "e;Medan, N Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Floods that have hit Medan since Thursday evening, reach a height of up to two meters and force hundreds of people to evacuate to safer areas. The floods were triggered by incessant heavy rains that h...

April 1, 2011: "BANGKOK ? Heavy rains have finally eased in southern Thailand, where flooding and mudslides over the past week killed 25 people.Flood relief center official Vittayen Muttamara warned Friday that residents in hillside areas must remain aler...

March 25, 2011: "LAUNCESTON tonight faces a 1-in-50 year flood.The South Esk peaked at Longford at 6pm and will help police decide within hours if or when Launceston residents will need to be evacuated.Northern District Commander Richard Cowling said resi...

March 31, 2011: "e;Namibia President Hifikepunye Pohamba on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in northern parts of the country after heavy flooding displaced nearly 10 000 people and washed away roads. "e;I and my Cabinet colleagues have discu...

On 3/9/2011 2:45:18 AM, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 and depth 14.1km occurred in Japan. This earthquake potentially affected no people.

On 3/7/2011 12:09:38 AM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 and depth 37.9km occurred in Solomon Is.. This earthquake potentially affected 41000 people.

March 11, 2011: "A massive monsoon trough will continue to drench disaster-weary north Queensland communities over the weekend.Several communities on the Cassowary Coast remain cut off and required food drops on Friday.SES crews are helping flood-proof ho...

March 17, 2011: "The Mississippi River is on the rise. In fact, areas of Lake, Dyer, Lauderdale and Tipton counties are already under water.The flooding is forcing people out of their homes. "Some places are too shallow for a boat and too deep to drive th...

On 3/6/2011 2:32:35 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 and depth 84.2km occurred in South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is.. This earthquake potentially affected no people.

On 3/6/2011 12:31:57 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 and depth 101.3km occurred in Chile. This earthquake potentially affected 311000 people.

February 26, 2011: "Singaraja (ANTARA News) - Floods inundated 475 houses in three villages of Gerokgak subdistrict, Buleleng district, Bali province, from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning. The three villages were Tinga-Tinga, Celukan Bawang, and Peng...

On 2/14/2011 3:40:10 AM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 and depth 33km occurred in Chile. This earthquake potentially affected 163000 people.

February 26, 2011: "An inter-institutional committee, presided over by leaders from the unions of Tr?pico de Cochabamba, came to the city of Chimor? to deliver provisions, water and dry goods to the approximately 2,800 families affected by floods in the t...

Tropical Cyclone BINGIZA-11 of Saffir-Simpson Category 3 affected few people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 353 thousand people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.

On 2/13/2011 10:35:06 AM, an earthquake of magnitude 6 and depth 13.3km occurred in Chile. This earthquake potentially affected 1.4 million people.

On 2/12/2011 5:57:56 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 and depth 81km occurred in Tonga. This earthquake potentially affected 88000 people.