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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 |
None found for the area chosen. |
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Active Volcanoes
Name |
Region |
Activity |
Primary Observatory |
More Information |
Last Updated |
Lat/Long |
None found for the area chosen. |
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Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) |
Date of Last Obs(UTC) |
Description |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
None found for the area chosen. |
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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 |
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5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
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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 |
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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 |
Sep 12 2007 00:00 |
OMAN |
SALALAH |
0.7 |
0 |
16.94° N / 54.01° E |
Mar 28 2005 00:16 |
OMAN |
SALALAH |
0.3 |
0 |
16.94° N / 54.01° E |
Dec 26 2004 08:12 |
OMAN |
SALALAH |
1.7 |
0 |
16.94° N / 54.01° E |
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
Dec 26 2004 08:12 |
OMAN |
SALALAH |
1.7 |
0 |
16.94° N / 54.01° E |
Sep 12 2007 00:00 |
OMAN |
SALALAH |
0.7 |
0 |
16.94° N / 54.01° E |
Mar 28 2005 00:16 |
OMAN |
SALALAH |
0.3 |
0 |
16.94° N / 54.01° E |
Large Wildfires
(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) |
End Date(UTC) |
Intensity |
Size (sq. km.) |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
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Earthquake Intensity Zones
Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone |
Magnitude VI |
Storm Intensity Zones
Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr) |
154-177 |
Demography
Population 2001
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
284,876 |
6,251 |
Population 2002
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
308,908 |
6,928 |
Population 2006
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
375,464 |
14,236 |
Population 2007
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
388,571 |
14,473 |
Countries
Country |
Oman |
Saudi Arabia |
Yemen |
Major Cities
Country |
Name |
Population |
Status |
Lat / Long |
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Infrastructure
Airports
Nuclear Power Plants
Name |
Country |
Number of Reactors |
Lat / Long |
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Environment
Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
Urban |
634 |
0.04 |
Rural |
180,982 |
11 |
Not classified |
1,537,191 |
89 |
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
164,895 |
89 |
Open Shrublands |
19,998 |
11 |
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
382 |
0.2 |
Croplands |
213 |
0.1 |
Unclassified |
153 |
0.08 |
Grasslands |
12 |
0.01 |
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
2 |
0 |
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
2 |
0 |
Woody Savannas |
3 |
0 |
Savannas |
1 |
0 |
Urban and Built-Up |
8 |
0 |
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic |
2 |
0 |
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum |
Maximum |
Average |
-1 |
1,720 |
193 |
Average Temperature (degrees C)
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Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
low |
19.4 |
17.6 |
16.2 |
high |
29.8 |
27.1 |
25.7 |
Average Precipitation
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Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
mm/day |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name |
Observation Time (UTC) |
Temp (F) |
Wind Speed (MPH) |
Wind Direction |
Sky Condition |
Lat / Long |
THUMRAIT |
Mon Mar 18 2013 22:55 |
66.6F |
18.0 |
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17.67° N / 54.02° E |
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