Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for January 13, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Marsica, Avezzano, Abruzzi, Italy. It killed 29,978 people and did $60 million in damage.
Earthquakes
The 1915 Avezzano earthquake or 1915 Fucino earthquake occurred on 13 January in central Italy at 07:52:42 local time. 7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck El Salvador, Guatemala. It killed 844 people, injured 4,723, destroyed 108,226 houses and did $753 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck El Salvador, with a maximum water height of 0.25 meters. It killed 844 people, injured 4,723, destroyed 108,226 houses and did $753 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Arequipa,chuquibamba,caraveli,cotahuasi, Peru. It killed 63 people, injured 200 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Ophelia reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 955 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Bansi reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 918 mb, a category 5 storm.
Floods
The flood of 1916 or Zuiderzeevloed of 1916 is a flood that took place from the night of 13 January to the morning of 14 January 1916 in the Netherlands along the dikes of the Zuiderzee as a result of a storm surge.
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Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Foligno, Italy. It killed 22 people.
Tornadoes
An F2 tornado touched down in Coffee, Dale counties, Alabama and tracked 6.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 88.
Billion-dollar disasters
A winter storm disaster that cost $1.7 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from January 13, 1999 to January 16, 1999.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Polk County, Arkansas and tracked 0.6 miles, 17 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Polk County, Arkansas and tracked 0.6 miles, 17 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
An F2 tornado touched down in Coffee, Dale counties, Alabama and tracked 6.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 88.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jefferson, Burke counties, Georgia and tracked 33.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 21.
An F3 tornado touched down in Henry, Barbour counties, Alabama and tracked 16.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F1 tornado touched down in Calhoun, Early counties, Georgia and tracked 3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 5.
A tornado touched down just north of County Road 114 and destroyed several small structures near a goat farm before it crossed Wood Valley Road. The tornado continued on a northerly track over open fields and wooded areas before damaging a brick house.
This tornado touched down in the Ekom Community southwest of the city of Laurens, where it damaged a couple of mobile homes.
Thunderstorms produced isolated wind damage and a tornado across southern Illinois. The tornado and most of the wind damage was produced by a thunderstorm cell that entered southern Illinois near Cairo, then tracked northeast across Pulaski and Johnson Counties.
Two buildings suffered roof damage.
An F1 tornado touched down in Conecuh County, Alabama and tracked 1 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F1 tornado touched down along County Road 15, just south of the town of Belleville. The tornado tracked north northeast crossing U. S. Highway 84 before dissipating just north of the highway. Most of the damage was along both sides of U. S. Highway 84.
A weak tornado touched down along State Highway 4 in Baker near the Post Office. The tornado tracked northeast and tore part of the roof off the Baker School. The winds from the storm funneled into part of the school and peeled sections of the roof off.
A waterspout came onshore near Old Forge Point and took down a few trees before dissipating.
A tornado touched down along Perry Batts Road near Norman Park and traveled northeast. It destroyed two chicken houses at the International Poultry Breeders, killing 5,000 chickens and condemning another 15,000.
This tornado torn a portion of the roof off two buildings and pealed shingles off many more homes and buildings. In addition to the damaged structures, several trees were snapped and uprooted.
The tornado touched down at 12:20 PM CST in the Barbour County Wildlife Management Area, near the intersection of Charles Drive and County Road 49. It then moved northeastward and skirted County Road 49, then moved across a large wooded area and open pasture area.
An F1 tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road 178 and State Highway 87. Several manufactured homes were damaged where the tornado first touched down. The tornado tracked northeast and crossed Highway 87 and caused only minor damage east of the highway.
A severe thunderstorm spawned a weak tornado which heavily damaged four chicken houses. It also damaged a rental house on the northeast side of Dale County 1. Debris was strewn across a field east of Dale County 1. Power lines were down across U.S. Highway 84.
This small, weak tornado touched down just west of the highway 274/275 intersection in Bessemer City, just north of highway 274 near the Barkers Ridge subdivision. The tornado skirted a mobile home park, where it moved a trailer about 3 feet before moving across Barkers Ridge.
A weak F0 tornado touched down along I-95 about 5 miles southeast of Woodbine. Many trees were snapped off in a swath along I-95. A tractor-trailer was lifted and blown off of the interstate along the southbound lanes. The driver sustained no reported injuries.
A severe thunderstorm spawned a weak tornado which damaged a church parsonage, several barns and farm equipment. It blew down a road sign and a few trees and power lines near the intersection of County Roads 45 and 13. Also, five homes were damaged.
Thunderstorms formed in advance of a cold front over much of South Central Texas early on the morning of January 13. The storms produce spotty heavy rainfall as they tracked slowly northward along IH-35.
As a slow moving cold front moved west to east across Middle Tennesssee during the late morning through afternoon hours on Sunday, January 13th, an area of showers and thunderstorms developed along and ahead of this cold front.
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed ahead of a|strong cold front and tracked from northern Perry County and extreme|northwest Greene County into southeastern Wayne County.
A cold front moving across southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi triggered the development of several severe thunderstorms.
Following an incredibly wet beginning to January, another round of heavy rainfall occurred on January 13th as ample moisture continued to produce heavy rainfall over a stalled system.
A stationary front produced a tornado in Loris, SC.
A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.
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Hurricane Ophelia reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 955 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Bansi reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 918 mb, a category 5 storm.
Tropical Storm Nokaen, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ada, was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that brought heavy flooding to the Philippines in mid-January 2026, the first named storm develop in the month of January since Tropical Storm Pabuk in 2019 and became the second-longest-lasting January tropical storm in the Western Pacific basin, behind only Tropical Storm Axel in 1992. The first named storm of the 2026 Pacific typhoon season, Nokaen developed from a low-pressure…
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The flood of 1916 or Zuiderzeevloed of 1916 is a flood that took place from the night of 13 January to the morning of 14 January 1916 in the Netherlands along the dikes of the Zuiderzee as a result of a storm surge.
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A large rock slide crashed into seven vehicles and covered the west bound lanes of Interstate 70 near the South Canyon exit, about five miles west of Glenwood Springs.
A few trees and several power lines were blown down from just north of Vicksburg to around Redwood.
A persistent southeast fetch of moisture laden air encountered the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. This scenario allowed for numerous showers and thunderstorms to produce copious rainfall in a very localized region of North Carolina -- all areas of steep terrain.
Cold air in place in combination with ample moisture and an upper level disturbance caused a mix of freezing rain and rain to fall across North Texas. Dozens of winter weather and flash flood incidents were reported with this event.
A cold front moved into Arkansas from the northwest on the 12th and eventually stalled out over southeast Arkansas for several days. Meanwhile, a slow moving storm system approached the state from the west.
Upper level disturbance slowly moved eastward across region producing copious amounts of rain.
General flooding occurred across parts of Southeast Missouri due to 1 to 3 inches of rain. Small creeks and streams flooded and many low-water crossings became impassable. One man was killed when trying to drive through a low-water crossing in St. Francois County.
A slow-moving upper level trough approached the region by the 12th and did not pass east of the region until the 16th. Lots of warm and moist air was pulled north.
A 66 year old state DOT worker was killed when a tree fell on Highway 203 south of Carnation, hitting him and his truck. Several mudslides blocked roads.
A Deep area of low pressure located over the North Central Atlantic generated very large swells that arrived into the Atlantic Coastlines of Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands.
A strong system moved through the region January 12th, bringing widespread rainfall to northern Indiana, along with a few thunderstorms.
A strong cold front moving across the region caused some flash flooding as storms developed along the front. Limited instability kept the storms from becoming too intense.
High intensity rainfall since 13 January 2014 caused major flooding across the Interior Division of Sabah including some towns in other divisions such as Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Tuaran. Another follow-up heavy rainfall events caused repeated flash flooding in the interior areas in early February.
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A prolonged period of very cold weather extended into the first week of January. This created a considerable amount of river ice across the Connecticut River Valley. A strong south flow ahead of a cold front brought record warmth and heavy rain late from January 11th to 13th.
Unusually warm temperatures combined with 1 to 3 inches of rain causing ice jams to form on the Kennebec River. Several cars were damaged in a parking lot in Hallowell.
A warm front was situated across southern Mississippi during the evening of January 13th.
A series of storm systems affected Western Washington around the middle of January, with dangerous beach conditions expected to set up by January 12. This combined with King Tides led to the potential for coastal flooding through the 13th.
The second severe storm in a week’s time struck the northern New England coastline during the middle of January.
The second severe storm in a week’s time struck the northern New England coastline during the middle of January.
From January 12th through January 17th, a slow moving trough brought Flash Flooding and high wind gusts at times for all islands of American Samoa. WSO Pago Pago recorded 10.58 inches of rain throughout the six day span. Flash flooding occurred on numerous occasions.
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Several roofs and automobiles were damaged.
A vigorous cold front moved across Northern Virginia from west to east midday on the 13th. Winds in excess of 55 MPH reached the surface after the front moved through.
High winds during the afternoon of the 13th downed large trees, tree limbs, and power lines. Some roads were blocked by trees and power lines.
A vigorous cold front moved across the area from west to east around midday on the 13th. Winds in excess of 55 MPH reached the ground after the front moved across Central Maryland. In Montgomery County, a tree was downed onto a home in Kensington and 1000 customers lost power.
High winds during the midday and afternoon of the 13th downed large trees, tree limbs, and power lines. These winds resulted in minor property damage to personal property in all counties.
Three mobile homes received roof damage and two small storage buildings flipped over.
Trees were down.
Numerous trees along with a few power lines were blown down between Start and Mangham. A few trees were blown down on some homes causing significant damage.
A squall line moved across Tuscaloosa County during the mid morning hours and produced wind damage countywide. Several homes suffered minor shingle damage, Jenkins Auto Repair sustained significant structural damage, and one apartment complex reported damage.
Three homes were damaged.
A thunderstorm downburst, with estimated peak winds near 75 MPH, struck this farming community located just off Interstate 57. A couple of irrigation systems were overturned. A co-op building received minor damage, including a corner of the metal roof peeled back.
A weakening line of thunderstorms produced wind damage mainly across the western half of the county.
A line of thunderstorms pushed across Marion County and produced wind damage throughout the county. Several trees were blown down and at least one home sustained significant roof damage near Guin. Several trees and power lines were blown down near Shottsville.
A squall line crossed Lamar County and produced wind damage along its path. Several trees were blown down along SR 17 near Pine Springs.
Numerous trees were blown down, a few homes had shingles blown off their roof and a portion of the Sears building was damaged.
A major low pressure system moved from the Middle Ohio Valley on the afternoon of January 13 to the Mid Atlantic during the overnight. This system pushed a strong cold front through the region overnight.
Between January 13th and 15th, a very cold arctic storm brought widespread freezing temperatures and some gusty offshore winds to the area.
Strong westerly winds were recorded early in the morning and again later in the day on the 13th across New Jersey, following a cold frontal passage. Peak wind gusts averaged between 45 and 55 mph, resulting in downed tree limbs and isolated power outages.
Strong low pressure in the Gulf of Maine combined with approaching high pressure to develop a very strong pressure gradient over southern New England. This resulted in strong, sometimes damaging winds across the region.
A cluster of fasting moving showers and storms tracked across the far eastern Sandhills and southern Coastal Plain of central North Carolina during the early to mid afternoon in a highly sheared, but weak instability environment.
A strong cold front moved through northern Idaho on the morning of January 13th. With this front, severe winds swept through the Idaho Panhandle bringing widespread damage, fallen trees, and power outages.
A strong cold front swept through eastern Washington on the morning of January 13th. Following moderate mountain snow and valley rain, severe winds raced through the region.
A strong cold front pushed through western and central North Dakota during the evening and nighttime hours of January 13 into the early morning of January 14. Damaging winds developed in the wake of the cold front as cold air pushed in.
A very moist atmospheric river brought heavy precipitation to the area. This was followed by an anomalously strong mid-level jet stream that lowered to the surface behind a cold front and resulted in widespread wind damage across the Northern Rockies.
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Snowstorm of January 13, 1917 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from January 13, 1917 to January 16, 1917.
Snowstorm of January 13, 1945 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from January 13, 1945 to January 17, 1945.
On January 13th and 14th back in 1989, a storm system dropped a narrow band of heavy snow across southwest and central Oklahoma. The heaviest snow band was located from Lawton, to Norman, to Chandler. The highest snowfall total was in Norman, where 8.5 inches was measured.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A combination of occasional rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow, particularly on Tuesday the 13th, caused icy roads, bridges, sidewalks and other exposed surfaces. Many schools were closed.
A combination of occasional rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow, particularly on Tuesday the 13th, caused icy roads, bridges, sidewalks and other exposed surfaces. Schools were closed and hospitals treated numerous ice related injuries (mostly from slips and falls).
A very protracted winter storm affected Eastern Pennsylvania from the 13th through the 15th. A combination of snow, sleet and heavy freezing rain fell across the region. Some heavy rain even fell across Delaware and Philadelphia Counties.
A very protracted winter storm affected most of New Jersey from the 13th through the 15th. A combination of snow, sleet and heavy freezing rain fell across the region.
Snowstorm of January 13, 1999 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from January 13, 1999 to January 16, 1999.
Freezing rain and sleet changed to snow as a stalled front across northeast Ohio began to sag south. Most areas had 1/4 inch of ice followed by one to three inches of new snow, with accumulations of four to six inches from Wooster (Wayne County) to Canton (Stark).
A powerful winter storm brought another combination of snow and freezing rain to all of east central Ohio. The precipitation began as snow, with between 1 and 3 inches of accumulation reported before the snow turned to freezing rain.
An area of low pressure moved from the Tennessee Valley Tuesday afternoon (January 12) into southern New England Wednesday (January 13). Light snow accumulating to between 3 and 6 inches and colder air accompanied this system.
A powerful winter storm brought another combination of snow and freezing rain to all of northern West Virginia. The precipitation began as a mix of snow and freezing rain across the panhandle counties, and as freezing rain across the remainder of northern West Virginia.
An area of low pressure moved from the Tennessee Valley Tuesday afternoon (January 12) into southern New England Wednesday (January 13). Light snow accumulating to between 3 and 6 inches and colder air accompanied this system.
An area of low pressure developed to the lee of the Rockies on January 12. This low pressure moved very rapidly eastward, reaching the Ohio Valley during the evening of January 12. The low then slowed down, as it worked across the Mason-Dixon line early January 13.
A strong winter storm system brought a variety of severe winter weather to all of Northwest Kansas on the morning of January 13th before finally ending in the evening of the same day.
Low pressure organizing along the Mid-Atlantic coast during Saturday the 12th rapidly intensified while lifting through the Gulf of Maine to Nova Scotia from the 13th into the early morning hours of the 14th.Precipitation overspread the region early on the 13th.
On January 13, a large avalanche was triggered near the Big Mountain Ski Resort.
A strong ridge of high pressure over the area resulted in persistent freezing fog that lasted nearly two weeks. This led to ice buildup and significant damage to power lines from Davenport to Almira on the Highway 2 corridor.
A series of intense tropically connected storms moved into the eastern Bering Sea beginning January 13th. The storms pushed the warm tropical air over the existing deep arctic air that had been over Alaska since the end of December 2008.
Cold air crossing the relatively warmer waters of Lakes Erie and Ontario produced bands of lake effect snow. By Friday evening the 13th, a band of lake effect snow off Lake Erie developed along and south of Route 20 dropping snow at rates up to 2 inches per hour.
Sleet and freezing rain caused some hazardous travel conditions. North of a line from Anna to Vienna and Harrisburg, less than one-quarter inch of icing occurred, mainly on elevated objects. Some slick spots developed on roads, especially bridges and overpasses.
A cold, prolonged period between late fall snow storms and new snow that fell on January 11th and 12th, resulted in a very unstable snow pack across the Raspberry Creek drainage. A skier triggered an avalanche on the 13th which resulted in a fatality.
A strong cold front brought a shallow and very chilly air mass southward into the ArkLaMiss the night of January 13th. The cold air undercut relatively mild air aloft, thus setting the stage for freezing rain over northwest portions of the ArkLaMiss on January 14th.
Periods of high winds affected much of the area as a strong westerly flow aloft remained over the area. Mid-level winds during this time was in the 70 to 90 knot range with surface gusts exceeding 80 mph along the Rocky Mountain Front and as far east as Cut Bank.
Freezing temperatures and a brief period of freezing rain caused patchy ice to form on area bridges and roads during the morning hours. This resulted in two fatalities near Barnhart.
An upper low coming onto the Pacific coast combined with abundant gulf moisture to produce scattered showers on the 13th, transitioning to widespread showers on the 14th and 15th.
Freezing rain started on Friday January 13 across portions of southern Kansas and southern Missouri. Freezing rain fell across a fairly narrow corridor on Friday night into Saturday morning across that area, causing icing to occur.
A significant ice storm impacted much of Kansas over the weekend of January 13-16th, 2017. This storm brought as much as 0.75 of ice in Great Bend which led to damage to trees and power lines.
Up to one-quarter inch of ice accumulated on elevated surfaces, including trees and power lines. Ground surfaces were relatively warm following three days of high temperatures in the 50's and 60's. Therefore, impacts on travel were quite minor due to the melting on pavement.
A significant ice storm impacted the Missouri Ozarks with sporadic power outages and some tree damage.
Up to one-quarter inch of ice accumulated on elevated surfaces, including trees and power lines. Ground surfaces were relatively warm following three days of high temperatures in the 60's and 70's. Therefore, impacts on travel were quite minor due to the melting on pavement.
A significant ice storm impacted southeast Kansas with sporadic power outages and reports of some tree damage. The ice storm impacted the area for a few days.
A 31-year-old Miles City woman died in Rosebud County after she was rear-ended while slowing for a crash in front of her. The fatal crash occurred east of the town of Rosebud on I-94 west of mile marker 108 at about 11:04 a.m..
A weak storm system moved slowly northeast across New Mexico on January 13th with widespread light to moderate snowfall. Temperatures with this system were marginally cold with many areas experiencing falling snow through the day but little impact to travel.
Snowstorm of January 13, 2022 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 13, 2022 to January 18, 2022.
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An arctic airmass settled in over the eastern Sierra and western Nevada during a 48 hour period. High temperatures across western Nevada on Monday (1/13) peaked only in the teens. In fact, the Reno Airport recorded a high of 17 degrees for the date.
An arctic high pressure system dropped southeast out of central Canada on the evening of the 13th of January. The system brought bitter cold temperatures to western and central North Dakota the night of the 13th.
Wind chill temperatures ranged from 25 below to 35 below zero Sunday night (January 13th) through Monday morning (January 14th). Early on Monday morning, a newspaper carrier found a man dead near the front steps of the bishop's residence at St. Mary's Cathedral on Broadway.
A strong cold front passed through northwestern Wisconsin during the late afternoon of the 12th. Arctic air became firmly entrenched after the frontal passage, and temperatures fell below zero and remained there through the morning of the 16th.
Very cold arctic air sank into the Northern Plains in mid January 2009. The light winds of 5 to 15 mph at times caused wind chills to run 40 to 60 below zero across much of eastern North Dakota. Wind chills fell to 40 to 50 below zero Tuesday evening into Wednesday.
O'Hare Airport reported a low of 27 F on January 13th. A woman died outside due to cold exposure and hypothermia.
A 27 year old mother and her 13 month old daughter were found dead in a field near Bryant Irvin Rd and Altamesa Blvd in southwest Fort Worth, TX. The cause of death was listed as hypothermia by the medical examiner.
As a deepening area of low pressure lifted northeastward into the Great Lakes, strong northwesterly winds gusting over 40mph brought sharply colder air into central Illinois during the night of January 12th.
In the evening of the 12th, a strong cold front moved southward over the area. Behind it, it brought an arctic airmass that caused -25F wind chills to occur early in the morning of the 13th. This airmass remained until the 16th, as did cold temperatures and wind chills.
Broadly warm and mild winter conditions came to a harsh end in mid January. Aside from preceding snowfall and blizzard conditions (January 11 through 13), extreme cold and wind chills made their way into the region and remained for a period of a few days.
Light snow spread across the region on the 12th. As the snow was ending, northwest winds increased and temperatures dropped below zero on the 13th. There was blowing snow across western and central Minnesota, but the lack of snow on the ground kept travel impacts to a minimum.
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Oakland recorded -40°F, Maryland’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Great Barrington Airport recorded 62 inches, Massachusetts’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Unnamed Fire started on January 13, 1989, in Florida, and burned 1,568 acres.
The Robbins Fire was discovered on January 13, 2004, in Maryland, and burned 1,040 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Johnson Peak Fire started on January 13, 2006, in Arizona, and burned 2,052 acres.
A widespread high wind event occurred, as a powerful cold front rolled through the Interior Northwest and northern Rockies before reaching the Midwest. Strong and damaging winds developed across north central and northeast Colorado.
The Great Divide - Dawson Fire was reported on January 13, 2021, in Dawson County, Montana, and burned 3,204 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Powerpole Fire was reported on January 13, 2021, in Treasure County, Montana, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Dalias, Almeria, Spain. It killed 2 people. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Foligno, Italy. It killed 22 people.
An earthquake struck Tlapujahua, Mexico.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Marsica, Avezzano, Abruzzi, Italy. It killed 29,978 people and did $60 million in damage.
The 1915 Avezzano earthquake or 1915 Fucino earthquake occurred on 13 January in central Italy at 07:52:42 local time. 7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).
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A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia.
An earthquake struck Northern Italy.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Nei Mongol, China. It killed 2 people and destroyed 100 houses.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea. It killed 4 people and destroyed 1 house. It caused a tsunami.
The 1945 Mikawa earthquake occurred off Aichi prefecture, Japan at 03:38 AM on January 13. As it occurred during World War II, information about the disaster was censored.
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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Arequipa,chuquibamba,caraveli,cotahuasi, Peru. It killed 63 people, injured 200 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
The 1968 Belice earthquake sequence took place in Sicily between 14 and 15 January. 4 on the moment magnitude scale, with five others of magnitude 5+.
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Kopasker, Iceland.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck El Salvador, Guatemala. It killed 844 people, injured 4,723, destroyed 108,226 houses and did $753 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
7 earthquake struck off the coast of Usulután Department, El Salvador, at a depth of 60 km (37 mi). At least 952 people were killed; 944 in El Salvador and 8 in Guatemala, over 5,500 were injured and nearly 200 were left missing due to the earthquake; every single department in the country reported casualties and severe damage, and damage from the earthquake was reported in five countries throughout Central America.
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A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico, US Territories.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Lushnje, Albania. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Miyazaki, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
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The 1960 eruption of Kīlauea occurred from January 13 to February 19, 1960, on Kīlauea, the most active volcano in Hawaii, US. It followed the eruption of late 1959 in Kīlauea Iki, near the volcano's summit.
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Tinakula, Solomon Islands erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption caused a tsunami.
Mayon, Philippines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It injured 1,972 and did $3.6 million in damage.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Alboran Sea, Spain. It killed 2 people.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea, with a maximum water height of 0.15 meters. It killed 4 people and destroyed 1 house.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck S. Peru, with a maximum water height of 5.7 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck El Salvador, with a maximum water height of 0.25 meters. It killed 844 people, injured 4,723, destroyed 108,226 houses and did $753 million in damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.4 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands, with a maximum water height of 0.04 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Tonga Islands, with a maximum water height of 0.15 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Hyuganada Sea, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.23 meters.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began January 13, 1967, reached Kp 8- and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 61; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began January 13, 1999, reached Kp 7 and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 40; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A winter storm disaster that cost $1.7 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from January 13, 1999 to January 16, 1999.
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Lightning struck and killed a man. Reported by the Walton County Sheriff.
A vigorous cold front produced a line of thunderstorms with lightning, heavy rain and gusty winds. One of the storms produced lightning which struck a chimney and ignited a fire which destroyed a home.
Light winds and clear skies allowed dense morning fog to develop for several days. Numerous car accidents occurred, including two multiple car crashes with fatalities.
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