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Hazards
Current Hazards
Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Region |
Lat/Long |
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Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
| Name |
Advisory Date(UTC) |
Wind Speed |
Wind Gusts |
Heading |
Track Speed |
Status |
Pressure |
Lat / Long |
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Active Volcanoes
| Name |
Region |
Activity |
Primary Observatory |
More Information |
Last Updated |
Lat/Long |
| Barren Island |
India |
Unknown |
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GVP Site Link |
Wed Sep 10 07:06:41 HST 2014 |
12.28° N / 93.86° E |
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
| Date of First Obs(UTC) |
Date of Last Obs(UTC) |
Description |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
| 11-Mar-2013 |
16-Mar-2013 |
Small fire/High intensity |
19.21 N |
94.73 E |
| 16-Mar-2013 |
16-Mar-2013 |
Small fire/High intensity |
19.12 N |
95.53 E |
Historical Hazards
Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)
Last 50 Years
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| Jun 18 2010 00:23 |
5.9 |
20 |
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0 |
INDIA: ANDAMAN ISLANDS: DIGLIPUR |
13.2° N / 93.09° E |
| Jun 12 2010 00:19 |
7.5 |
35 |
6 |
0 |
INDIA: LITTLE NICOBAR ISLAND |
7.88° N / 91.94° E |
| Mar 30 2010 00:16 |
6.7 |
34 |
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0 |
INDIA: ANDAMAN ISLANDS: DIGLIPUR |
13.67° N / 92.83° E |
| Aug 10 2009 00:19 |
7.5 |
5 |
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0 |
INDIA: ANDAMAN I |
14.1° N / 92.89° E |
| Jul 24 2005 00:15 |
7.2 |
16 |
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0 |
INDIA: ANDAMAN ISLANDS, NICOBAR ISLANDS |
7.92° N / 92.19° E |
5 Largest Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| Dec 31 1881 00:00 |
7.9 |
0 |
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0 |
INDIA: ANDAMAN I,NICOBAR I |
8.52° N / 92.43° E |
| Jun 26 1941 00:11 |
7.6 |
55 |
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0 |
INDIA: ANDAMAN ISLANDS,MADRAS; SRI LANKA: COLOMBO |
12.5° N / 92.5° E |
| Jun 12 2010 00:19 |
7.5 |
35 |
6 |
0 |
INDIA: LITTLE NICOBAR ISLAND |
7.88° N / 91.94° E |
| Aug 10 2009 00:19 |
7.5 |
5 |
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0 |
INDIA: ANDAMAN I |
14.1° N / 92.89° E |
| Dec 03 1930 00:18 |
7.3 |
0 |
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36 |
MYANMAR (BURMA): PYU |
18.2° N / 96.4° E |
Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.
Last 100 Years Eruptions
5 Most Recent Eruptions
| Name |
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| BARREN ISLAND |
Jan 13 1999 00:00 |
1.0 |
ANDAMAN IS-IND O |
12.25° N / 93.83° E |
| BARREN ISLAND |
Dec 20 1994 00:00 |
2.0 |
ANDAMAN IS-IND O |
12.25° N / 93.83° E |
| BARREN ISLAND |
Dec 24 1789 00:00 |
2.0 |
ANDAMAN IS-IND O |
12.25° N / 93.83° E |
| BARREN ISLAND |
Dec 12 1783 00:00 |
2.0 |
ANDAMAN IS-IND O |
12.25° N / 93.83° E |
Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.
5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
| Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
| Dec 26 2004 00:00 |
THAILAND |
BAN THUNG DAP |
19.6 |
0 |
9.03° N / 98.26° E |
| Dec 31 1881 00:00 |
INDIA |
PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN ISLANDS |
0.9 |
0 |
11.67° N / 92.75° E |
| Aug 19 1868 00:00 |
INDIA |
PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN ISLANDS |
4.0 |
0 |
11.67° N / 92.75° E |
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
| Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
| Dec 26 2004 00:00 |
THAILAND |
BAN THUNG DAP |
19.6 |
0 |
9.03° N / 98.26° E |
| Aug 19 1868 00:00 |
INDIA |
PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN ISLANDS |
4.0 |
0 |
11.67° N / 92.75° E |
| Dec 31 1881 00:00 |
INDIA |
PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN ISLANDS |
0.9 |
0 |
11.67° N / 92.75° E |
Large Wildfires
(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
| Start Date(UTC) |
End Date(UTC) |
Intensity |
Size (sq. km.) |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
| Apr 11 2008 06:25 |
Apr 21 2008 07:05 |
1.3 |
120.7 |
18.18000031 N |
96.47000122 E |
| Apr 21 2008 07:05 |
Apr 21 2008 07:05 |
1.3 |
47.6 |
18.22999954 N |
96.45999908 E |
| Mar 19 2008 06:20 |
Apr 21 2008 07:05 |
1.4 |
49.8 |
18.36000061 N |
97.79000092 E |
Earthquake Intensity Zones
Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
| Maximum Zone |
| Magnitude VIII |
Storm Intensity Zones
Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
| Maximum Zone (km/hr) |
| 250+ |
Demography
Population 2001
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 20,553,376 |
76,283 |
Population 2002
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 20,652,358 |
82,277 |
Population 2006
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 22,714,236 |
60,506 |
Population 2007
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 23,055,698 |
59,710 |
Countries
| Country |
| India |
| Myanmar (Burma) |
| Thailand |
Major Cities
| Country |
Name |
Population |
Status |
Lat / Long |
| Myanmar |
Rangoon |
1,000,000 to 5,000,000 |
National and provincial capital |
16.87° N / 96.12° E |
| Myanmar |
Bassein |
100,000 to 250,000 |
Provincial capital |
16.77° N / 94.73° E |
| Myanmar |
Moulmein |
100,000 to 250,000 |
Provincial capital |
16.49° N / 97.65° E |
| Myanmar |
Pegu |
100,000 to 250,000 |
Provincial capital |
17.33° N / 96.5° E |
| India |
Port Blair |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
11.67° N / 92.76° E |
| Myanmar |
Tavoy |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.08° N / 98.2° E |
| Myanmar |
Pa-an |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
16.85° N / 97.62° E |
Infrastructure
Airports
Nuclear Power Plants
| Name |
Country |
Number of Reactors |
Lat / Long |
| None found for the area chosen. |
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Environment
Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
| Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
| Urban |
2,536 |
0.1 |
| Rural |
173,281 |
10 |
| Not classified |
1,557,705 |
90 |
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
| Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
| Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
92,423 |
53 |
| Croplands |
61,732 |
35 |
| Woody Savannas |
10,308 |
6 |
| Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
2,525 |
1.5 |
| Unclassified |
2,692 |
1.5 |
| Open Shrublands |
1,290 |
0.7 |
| Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
967 |
0.6 |
| Mixed Forests |
681 |
0.4 |
| Grasslands |
452 |
0.3 |
| Closed Shrublands |
309 |
0.2 |
| Savannas |
367 |
0.2 |
| Urban and Built-Up |
230 |
0.1 |
| Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic |
80 |
0.05 |
| Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
42 |
0.02 |
| Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
14 |
0.01 |
| Snow and Ice |
1 |
0 |
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
| Minimum |
Maximum |
Average |
| -4 |
2,510 |
221 |
Average Temperature (degrees C)
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
| low |
18.1 |
20.1 |
23.4 |
| high |
32.7 |
34.3 |
35.5 |
Average Precipitation
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
| mm/day |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
| Station Name |
Observation Time (UTC) |
Temp (F) |
Wind Speed (MPH) |
Wind Direction |
Sky Condition |
Lat / Long |
| YANGON INTL MYAN |
Mon Mar 18 2013 12:00 |
89.6F |
12.0 |
WSW |
Few clouds 2500 ft. |
16.88° N / 96.12° E |
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