Dangerous 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico

March 20, 2012

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck highly populated area of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico at 18:02:48 UTC on March 20, 2012 according to USGS. The epicenter was located 322 km (200 miles) SSE of Mexico City (16.662°N, 98.188°W). The depth of epicenter was at 20 km

6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia

March 20, 2012

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia at 17:56:19 UTC on March 20, 2012 according to USGS. The epicenter was located 46.02 km (28.60 miles) S of Kiveh, 153 km (95 miles) SSW of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia (3.830°S, 140.220°E). The depth of

Disaster zone declared for parts of Townsville, Australia after worst storm front in four decades

March 20, 2012

A disaster zone has been declared in parts of Townsville after a storm front described as the worst in four decades tore through the north Queensland city.Premier Anna Bligh called for defence force assistance after winds of more than 130km/h wreaked havoc in the

Dust storm over the Gulf of Aden

March 20, 2012

The dust storm that started on March 17 continued its southward movement two days later, drifting off the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula and over the Gulf of Aden. Dust was especially thick over western Yemen and the western part of the Gulf of Aden. Off the

Severe weather outbreak across Great Plains, US

March 20, 2012

Severe thunderstorms are heating up on the central and southern Plains, producing the threats of damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes. A line of thunderstorms is stretching from the Dallas and Fort Worth area and extending to communities south and west of San