EMERGENCY ALERT: Earthquake in Nepal

April 25, 2015: Kathmandu, Nepal – A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the densely populated Kathmandu Valley in Nepal earlier today, killing thousands, and injuring thousands more. It is being recorded as […]

CMAT Rapid Assessment Team on standby for Philippines Typhoon.

  Super Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Typhoon Yolanda) made landfall in the early hours of November 8th in Eastern Samar province in the Philippines. It had maximum sustained winds […]

OCHA releases Flash Update on Philippines earthquake – over 100 people confirmed dead.

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines island of Bohol early Tuesday morning, a little after 8am local time. The effects of the quake was felt in Cebu city which […]

CMAT is monitoring after 7.2 Earthquake hits Bohol, Philippines.

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck the central Philippines on Tuesday, leaving at least 99 people dead and 276 more injured, and rattling many who were celebrating a religious holiday. The quake, which struck […]

CMAT monitoring progress of Cyclone Phallin, off the coast of India.

  A fierce cyclone tore into India’s east coast on Saturday night, killing at least five people and forcing about half a million into overcrowded shelters as the storm threatened […]

Iran: Twin earthquakes strike northwestern Iran.

Saturday, August 11, 2012 – At 16:53 local time on Saturday 11 August 2012, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale and at a depth of 9.9 […]

Turkey: CMAT stands down deployment after Turkish PM announces no need for international assistance.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 – In the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s earthquake, the Turkish government and local NGOs swiftly took action, and dispatched aid material and domestic personnel to the affected […]

Turkey: Eastern city of Van hit by 7.2 magnitude quake

Courtesy BBC News. Sunday, October 23, 2011 – A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Turkey, causing deaths and injuries as buildings collapsed. The quake hit just north-east of the city of Van, […]

Canada – Magnitude-6.7 quake recorded off Vancouver Island

Friday, September 9, 2011 – VICTORIA — A magnitude-6.7 earthquake has struck off the coast of Vancouver Island. The United States Geological Survey recorded the quake at 12:41 p.m. local time. A map […]

Italy: Worst quake in 30 years strikes the city of L’Aquila.

Monday, April 6, 2009 – Toronto: CMAT continues to monitor the progress of Italian search and rescue teams after an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 and depth 10km struck the highly populated […]