Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for January 14, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Central Apennino, Norcia, L'Aquila, Perugia, Italy. It killed 40,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan. It killed 7,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Kingston, Jamaica. It killed 1,000 people and did $30 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Jamaica, with a maximum water height of 2.5 meters. It killed 1,000 people and did $30 million in damage.
Billion-dollar disasters
A winter storm disaster that cost $1.9 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 41, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from January 14, 2024 to January 18, 2024.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Gibson County, Tennessee and tracked 7.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 28. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Eaton, TN.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Mamuju, Majene, Sulawesi, Indonesia. It killed 105 people, left 3 missing, injured 6,489, destroyed 1,150 houses and did $58.7 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China. It killed 80 people and destroyed 1,001 houses.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 14, 2024 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 14, 2024 to January 17, 2024.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Yaoan County, Yunnan Province, China. It killed 7 people, injured 2,528, destroyed 41,000 houses and did $73.5 million in damage.
Earthquakes
0 earthquake that occurred on January 14, 1978, at 12:24:39 Japanese Standard Time. The epicenter was located offshore Izu Ōshima, Japan in Sagami Bay at depth 14 km.
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Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Alabama and tracked 3.6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Mount Meigs to Mount Meigs, AL.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Amite County, Mississippi, killing 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Liberty, MS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Gibson County, Tennessee and tracked 7.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 28. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Eaton, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Alabama and tracked 3.6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Mount Meigs to Mount Meigs, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Monroe County, Alabama and tracked 13.5 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Monroeville/Beatrice/Riley's Crossing, AL.
On this date in 1960, it seemed more like April than January, when an intense line of thunderstorms raced through the region. Winds up to 75 mph brought widespread damage to roofs and utilities. A funnel cloud was followed for 3.5 miles over the western edge of Oklahoma City, while a tornado damaged three farmsteads southeast of Fitzhugh, in Pontotoc County. The winds were not finished however, as an intense low-pressure system roared through later in the day. Again, winds of 75 mph blew out plate glass windows in Lawton, Purcell, Yukon, and Oklahoma City.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F1 tornado touched down in Colorado County, Texas and tracked 1.5 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 11.
A strong wind in association with an intense rain storm, ripped through a small section of the city. At least 50 trees were uprooted. Three houses and two cars were damaged.
Tornado touched down in wooded area near Highways 202/434.
Power lines were blown down.
Two metal industrial buildings sustained major damage and a barn was flattened. A home next to the barn also received minor roof damage. Several trees were snapped or uprooted.
Several trees down along Route 64.
Law enforcement reported trees down near Magnolia.
Trees down on Route 1.
Trees down on Hexlena, County Woods, and Early Station Roads.
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More than two dozen vehicles collided on Interstate 5 during a brief, but heavy, rain shower. Traffic was backed up for about 7 miles.
Officials at Prado Dam were forced to release water at 10,000 cfs into the Santa Ana River after a coffer dam began to spill water into an area of an earthen dam that was under construction. Hundreds of residents downstream were forced to evacuate.
Snowmelt followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain caused a landslide on US Route 11 just north of Shickshinny. Mud spilled across 2 1//2 lanes of the highway. It took several hours to remove the debris.
A stationary front remained over Eastern Arkansas during the evening hours|of 1/14/07. Heavy rain associated with the front produced flash flooding across Northeast Arkansas.
A deep long wave trough developed over the western states around January 10th. The trough gradually moved east over a period of several days.
A strong and very moist weather front with a tropical connection moved across Southeast Alaska January 13 and 14. An anomalous ridge of high pressure set up over the eastern Pacific and western North America during the first week of January.
A warm front was situated across southern Mississippi during the evening of January 13th.
An atmospheric river contributed to flooding concerns from January 13 to January 14th, with impacts compounded by saturated soils from previous rain events.
Another strong low pressure system impacted central California as it moved eastward across northern California on January 14.
The last in a series of atmospheric rivers impact Southern California January 14-16.
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Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts near 45 mph buffeted south Florida following the passage of a cold front. A 50-year old man was killed when the winds toppled a concrete wall around 3 pm at a liquor store construction site in Boynton Beach.
A fast-moving cold front brought strong winds to much of the Aloha State on the 14th. A significant number of trees and power lines were blown down, closing roads on Oahu and Kauai for several hours. Media reports indicated that over 100 homes on Oahu suffered roof damage.
Very strong winds developed on the 14th due to a strengthening low pressure system off the Mid Atlantic Coast and a fast moving cold front that passed through the region early in the day.
Very strong winds developed on the 14th due to a strengthening low pressure system off the Mid Atlantic Coast and a fast moving cold front that passed through the region early in the day.
A slow moving and intense low pressure system combined with a high pressure ridge across the Mississippi Valley to produce a prolonged period of strong to high winds across Eastern Pennsylvania from the second half of the afternoon on the 14th through the late afternoon on the…
A slow moving and intense low pressure system combined with a high pressure ridge across the Mississippi Valley to produce a prolonged period of strong to high winds across New Jersey from the evening on the 14th through the late afternoon on the 15th.
Very strong winds developed on the 14th due to a strengthening low pressure system off the Mid Atlantic Coast and a fast moving cold front that passed through the region early in the day.
Very strong winds developed on the 14th due to a strengthening low pressure system off the Mid Atlantic Coast and a fast moving cold front that passed through the region early in the day.
A strong cold front and closed upper low brought very strong northwest winds to North Georgia. Measured wind speeds were sustained in the 30 to 40 mph range with a few gusts in excess of 50 mph. Higher elevations likely experienced even higher wind speeds.
A major low pressure system moved from the Middle Ohio Valley on the afternoon of January 13 to the Mid Atlantic during the overnight.
Strong winds blew through portions of the Admiralty Inlet and Hood Canal areas. A Port Ludlow woman was killed when a tree struck her car.
A Santa Ana event caused areas of gusty winds in the mountains. Winds were blamed for playing a role in 3 fatalities.
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Snowstorm of January 14, 1965 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 14, 1965 to January 18, 1965.
Snowstorm of January 14, 1978 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from January 14, 1978 to January 19, 1978.
Snowstorm of January 14, 1987 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from January 14, 1987 to January 19, 1987.
A 27 year old woman died after her car collided with a tractor-trailer rig on snow covered I-90 west of Cle Elum. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt. Dozens of other vehicles, including a couple of tow trucks, were stranded along the interstate highway.
Arctic high pressure was located to the east of Iowa as an upper level system approached from the west. Warm air was drawn north over the top of the Arctic air in place in the lower levels of the atmosphere.
A strong arctic cold front moved slowly southeast across the Mid-Atlantic region from late on the 13th to midday on the 15th. This front brought a thick layer of sub freezing air to the lowest levels of the atmosphere, but just off the surface warmer air moved in.
Heavy snow accumulated six to ten inches and blowing and drifting snow contributed to several traffic accidents. To restrict traffic, a level three emergency was declared in Trumbull County.
During a 24 hour period, snow, while not reaching the threshold for heavy snow, continued to pile up. The cover of snow and ice that had accumulated since late December now averaged 14 to 18 inches.
A strong arctic cold front moved slowly southeast across the Mid-Atlantic region from late on the 13th to midday on the 15th. This front brought a thin layer of sub freezing air to the lowest levels of the atmosphere, but just off the surface warmer air moved in.
Extremely cold arctic air moved into Eastern New York on January 13 and January 14. At the same time an area of low pressure formed in Kentucky.
This was the third winter storm of the season to produce a widespread combination of heavy snow, piles of sleet and a glaze of freezing rain across all of central Pennsylvania over a two-day period.
An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley region Thursday (January 14th) moved to the Delmarva area Thursday night and across eastern New England Friday (January 15th). Snow developed across the area late Thursday and continued into Friday afternoon.
A strong arctic cold front moved slowly southeast across the Mid-Atlantic region from late on the 13th to midday on the 15th. This front brought a thin layer of sub freezing air to the lowest levels of the atmosphere, but just off the surface warmer air moved in.
An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley region Thursday (January 14th) moved to the Delmarva area Thursday night and across eastern New England Friday (January 15th). Snow developed across the area late Thursday and continued into Friday afternoon.
Snowstorm of January 14, 2003 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from January 14, 2003 to January 17, 2003.
An area of low pressure over lower Michigan moved southeast across Ohio and into southwestern Pennsylvania on January 14th and 15th. A band of moderate to heavy snow developed to the north of the low as it moved through the region.
An area of low pressure over lower Michigan moved southeast across Ohio and into southwestern Pennsylvania on January 14th and 15th. A band of moderate to heavy snow developed to the north of the low as it moved through the region.
Three snowmobilers were caught in a massive avalanche at Red Meadow Lake near Olney. One person survived, while two others perished. One of the fatalities was the result of injuries sustained in the incident. The other was caused by suffocation, a result of being buried.
An arctic cold front moved across northern New York during the night of the 14th. Record warm temperatures in the 40s and 50s on Saturday (14th), were replaced with temperatures in the single numbers Sunday.
A low pressure system moved northeast into the Ohio Valley and spread a mix of snow and sleet into upstate New York after midnight on the 15th. The snow and sleet changed to freezing rain across most of the area during the morning.
Snow, primarily associated with low pressure aloft, produced heavy accumulations over northwest Iowa. The snow fell from the afternoon of January 14th into the early morning of January 15th.
A cold front slowly settled south across the region late Saturday, January 13th, before becoming stationary across the northern Mid Atlantic states.
A strong and developing low pressure system lifted northeast out of the Plains and tracked across northwest Ohio and eventually into upstate New York.
Lake effect snow showers in the wake of an Arctic cold front buried portions of Gogebic...Marquette...Baraga and Alger counties in heavy snow from the afternoon of 14th through the 15th.
Low pressure centered over southern Indiana tracked northeast and spread freezing rain across the area. Up to a half-inch of ice accumulated on trees and wires. The weight brought down some power lines with outages scattered throughout the area.
A synoptic low pressure system brought snow to central lower Michigan and freezing rain to southern lower Michigan. Storm total snowfall reached six inches across much of central Michigan and freezing rain resulted in significant ice accumulations of 0.3 to 0.5.
Low pressure moved up the Atlantic coast and spread snow across southern New England. Six to twelve inches of heavy snow fell across much of Massachusetts, downing trees and power lines, some of which fell on cars, homes, and across commuter train/subway tracks.
An upper atmospheric disturbance moved across northern New York, while a developing surface low moved well southeast of southern New England and Cape Cod during the morning hours of January 14th.
Low pressure moved up the Atlantic coast and spread snow across southern New England. Heavy snow fell across much of northern Connecticut, downing trees and power lines.
A storm system tracked from Nebraska eastward across central Illinois on January 14th, bringing total snowfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches. As the system moved further east, strong northwesterly winds developed across the area, creating considerable blowing and drifting snow.
An area of low pressure that moved out of the southern Tennessee valley brought a prolonged period of light snow to most of eastern Kentucky on January 14th and 15th.
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.
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.
As a plume of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico streamed into Middle Tennessee during the afternoon through evening hours on Monday, January 14th, with sub-freezing temperatures near the surface across the mid state, ice accumulations due to freezing rainfall occurred, resulting…
Avalanche danger was rated as considerable by the Sierra Avalanche Center on the 14th when a skier went missing. Days of inclement weather around the 14th and high avalanche danger caused the search to be halted on the 19th.
A strong upper level low pressure system moved due east near the US/Mexico border and was centered over northern Mexico near the New Mexico state line by the morning of the 15th.
A strong upper level low pressure system moved due east near the US/Mexico border and was centered over northern Mexico near the New Mexico state line by the morning of the 15th.
An extended fetch of deep subtropical moisture surged northeast out of the eastern Pacific Ocean while a weak back door cold front seeped slowly southwest across eastern New Mexico.
Freezing drizzle continued to linger behind a cold front through the 14th and into the 15th. This led to patchy icy spots on roads across portions of eastern Kentucky, most notably Letcher County.
A low pressure system approached the central California coast during the early morning of January 14 then dropped southeast and moved into southern California during the afternoon.
A strong northwesterly jet streak digging through the central Rockies produced intense and deep cyclogenesis across Iowa on January 14 and 15.
A strong northwesterly jet streak digging through the central Rockies produced intense and deep cyclogenesis across Iowa on January 14 and 15.
Despite the presence of a low pressure center being situated of the Southern California coast providing for some high clouds during much of the period, persistent dense fog impacted portions of the central San Joaquin Valley between Merced and Madera with the dense fog being…
A broad area of isentropic lift across the area resulted in a light wintry mix on the morning of January 14th thanks to a warm layer aloft. Later that day the primary forcing from an inverted trough approached the area, enhancing the the background thermodynamic lift.
Snowstorm of January 14, 2024 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 14, 2024 to January 17, 2024.
As an Arctic air mass moved south through Mississippi, light to moderate precipitation was quick to freeze as it fell through the cold surface air.
A major snowstorm powered by strong upper level dynamics and widespread preexisting low level cold produced heavy snowfall across East Tennessee.
Surge of arctic air plunged into South Texas during the evening hours of Jan 14th to the early morning hours of Jan 15th, dropping temperatures below freezing overnight (21-30 F).
A major winter storm impacted the Mid-South on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was greatly affected. Snow spread across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours on January 14th as an upper jet intensified across the region in advance of a potent upper trough.
On January 14, 2024, at approximately 11:30 AM MST, a skier unintentionally triggered an avalanche on a mid-elevation (8,500 ), northwest-facing, sparsely treed slope above an indistinct gully on the Northwest Face of Little Poudre Mountain in Lincoln County Wyoming.
Cold air and winter weather overspread a large portion of the state from the 14th through 15th with lingering snow and cold through the 17th. Snowfall totals across portions of northern Arkansas exceeded 6-8 inches in some locations.
Widespread heavy snow showers and snow squalls tracked across eastern New York on January 14, 2024 ahead of an approaching arctic cold front. Visibilities reduced to near zero in many of these squalls and winds occasionally gusted between 30 and 45 mph.
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A woman was found dead on the back patio of her home after being exposed to the cold.
The frozen body of a man was found in a ditch covered with snow.Time of death is unknown.
The arctic air behind a cold front that passed through the state on Tuesday, the 13th, brought very cold temperatures to Maine from early Wednesday morning through Thursday morning.
A cold front which passed through the state on the 13th marked the leading edge of arctic air which invaded the state Tuesday night and Wednesday. Gusty winds and cold temperatures caused dangerously cold wind chill temperatures across the state.
One of the coldest air masses of the season worked its way into the Philadelphia region during the night of the 13th and morning of the 14th. The low temperature of 17 degrees at the Philadelphia International Airport was the lowest reading so far this winter.
A cold frontal passage on the 13th initiated about a two week run of unseasonably cold weather, even by January standards across Eastern Pennsylvania. There were four cold related deaths in Southeastern Pennsylvania. All were found in unheated homes.
A cold frontal passage on the 13th initiated about a two week run of unseasonably cold weather, even by January standards across New Jersey. There was one cold related death and a few others that were indirectly caused by the cold weather.
Many counties remained below freezing for 2 weeks, while southern counties rose briefly above 32 degrees only on the 20th. Several light snow events occurred, maintaining a snow cover. The airport at Elkins reached 14 degrees below zero on the morning of 18th.
A very cold arctic airmass settled over the region and temperatures in the Central Valley of California dropped sharply for a relatively prolonged period of time. Many temperature records were tied and broken during the episode and the damage to area crops was extensive.
The upper level pattern the second week of January had a very strong long-wave trough across the Great Lakes region that basically caused significant arctic air to invade the upper Midwest.
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 west central and northwestern Minnesota. Wind chills fell to 40 to 50 below zero Wednesday.
Cold arctic air poured into South-central and southeast Wisconsin as a massive arctic high pressure pushed into the Midwest.
A very cold air mass had settled over Mississippi on January 14th, 2011. Morning low temperatures on the 14th were in the upper teens across most of the region. An elderly man in the city of Columbus died of hypothermia during the early morning hours as a result of the cold air.
An arctic air mass was in place over the Mid-South on January 15th, 2011 that resulted in extreme cold conditions. Snow had fallen earlier in the week which lead a woman to slip and fall outside her home. She died as a result of the exposure to the cold conditions.
A 54 year old Embarrass, MN woman was found froze to death at the end of her driveway. She had apparently went out to look for her dog and slipped. Law enforcement officials reported that she appeared impaired and was not dressed for the subzero temperatures.
A man was found deceased in a park. He had last been seen at about 1 am. The low temperature that morning was 5 degrees. An autopsy revealed he had died of hypothermia.
One person died of hypothermia in Las Vegas. It was the sixth consecutive day of below normal temperatures.
Two consecutive days of very strong northerly winds were seen across the region on January 14th and 15th, 2021. Nearly persistent winds of 40 to 50 mph were seen for two days, with some areas of western Oklahoma experiencing occasional gusts around 60 mph. This resulted in areas of blowing dust and a few wildfires due to power line arcing. What was somewhat unusual for this event in January was that the winds were not associated with arctic air. While the north winds brought in colder air, the temperatures did not deviate far from average for the first part of January.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across West Tennessee during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
A major winter storm impacted all of Middle Tennessee beginning late Sunday, January 14, 2024. With a very cold airmass already in place, snow fell either into the late hours of January 15th or into the early morning hours of January 16th.
Bitterly cold air combined with winds gusting to 35 mph at times allowed wind chills to drop to 30 below to 45 below zero across all of northern Illinois from the early morning of January 14th through the morning of January 15th.
Arctic air and a winter storm kicked off the 3rd week of January 2024. Arctic air seeped into eastern Kentucky on Sunday, January 14th, following the passage of a shallow arctic cold front. That front eventually stalled along the spine of the Appalachians by late in the day.
A long duration cold weather event was ongoing as northerly winds brought in Arctic air behind a low pressure system and cold frontal passage. Wind chills early the 15th bottomed out around -10 with lows of 0 to 5 in Southwest Indiana.
A strong arctic cold front brought sub-freezing air to South Central Texas on the 14th. Isentropic flow over the cold air generated light freezing rain and freezing drizzle on the night of the 14th and early part of the 15th. The ice caused minor impacts.
Low temperatures on the morning of the 14th included widespread readings of -9 to zero degrees across central Indiana, with westerly winds sustained around 15-25 mph for most locations. This combination brought widespread wind chill values as low as -20 to -33 degrees.
Cold morning temperatures near normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that cold was the primary factor in the cause of death for one individual in Willcox.
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The Corney Lake Bed Fire was discovered on January 14, 1996, in Louisiana, and burned 929 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Caddo Fire was discovered on January 14, 2006, in Palo Pinto County, Texas, and burned 1,809 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Tracer Fire was discovered on January 14, 2011, in Highlands County, Florida, and burned 1,089 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Windy Fire was reported on January 14, 2021, in Adams County, North Dakota, and burned 16,162 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The North Delphia Fire was reported on January 14, 2021, in Musselshell County, Montana, and burned 1,256 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
On January 14th, a cold front passed through northwestern Kansas during the afternoon. Winds behind this cold front gusted up to 60 mph causing blowing dust. Due to these winds, several automobile accidents were reported in the region.
The Shell Creek Fire was reported on January 14, 2026, in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,263 acres.
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Al-Karak, Nabulus,salt, Jordan, Israel. With the tsunami it caused, it killed very many people (over 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan. It killed 7,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Central Apennino, Norcia, L'Aquila, Perugia, Italy. It killed 40,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
An earthquake struck Cagayan Valley, NE Luzon, Philippines.
The 1863 Jujuy earthquake took place in the province of Jujuy, Argentina on 15 January at about 11:00 (UTC−3). 4 and its epicenter was at 23°36′S 65°00′W, at a depth of about 50 kilometres (31 mi).
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An earthquake struck Jujuy, Argentina.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China. It killed 80 people and destroyed 1,001 houses.
An earthquake struck Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Off Coast of Guerrero, Mexico.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Kingston, Jamaica. It killed 1,000 people and did $30 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
m. local time, is described by the United States Geological Survey as one of the world's deadliest earthquakes recorded in history.
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A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands.
0 earthquake that occurred on January 14, 1978, at 12:24:39 Japanese Standard Time. The epicenter was located offshore Izu Ōshima, Japan in Sagami Bay at depth 14 km.
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Tokkaido, Oshima, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 25 people, injured 129, destroyed 85 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Yaoan County, Yunnan Province, China. It killed 7 people, injured 2,528, destroyed 41,000 houses and did $73.5 million in damage.
9 earthquake struck Yao'an County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China, 85 km (53 mi) east of Dali City. 5 foreshock at 06:09 local time.
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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Cuya, Huara, Iquique, Pozo Almonte, Northern, Chile.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Firuzabad, Southern, Iran.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. It injured 11.
An earthquake struck Peru at 04:18:45 PET on 14 January 2018. 1 with a maximum perceived intensity of VII on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Yauca, Peru. It killed 2 people, injured 139, destroyed 259 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Mamuju, Majene, Sulawesi, Indonesia. It killed 105 people, left 3 missing, injured 6,489, destroyed 1,150 houses and did $58.7 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia. It injured 1,975, destroyed 395 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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Galeras, Colombia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 9 people.
The Galeras tragedy occurred when six scientists and three tourists were killed as a result of the January 1993 eruption of the Galeras stratovolcano in Colombia. Geologist Stanley Williams and six others on the volcano survived.
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Merapi, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 6 people.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Gaza - Jaffa, Israel. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Sicily Channel, Italy.
A tsunami struck Montevideo, Uruguay. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Jamaica, with a maximum water height of 2.5 meters. It killed 1,000 people and did $30 million in damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 0.9 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Tokaido, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.35 meters. It killed 25 people, injured 129, destroyed 85 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck S. Peru, with a maximum water height of 0.15 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began January 14, 1988, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 33 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 63; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A winter storm disaster that cost $1.9 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 41, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from January 14, 2024 to January 18, 2024.
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Dense fog reduced visibility and contributed to 23 separate collisions involving a total of 90 vehicles on the Interstate Highway 10 bridge near the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
Lightning struck the roof of an Upper Nazareth Township home and left a gaping hole in a bedroom wall, melted the home's electrical switch boxes and melted the house's siding. Some neighboring homes also had their electrical service affected.
A high pressure system over New Jersey combined with moist conditions at the surface from the rain earlier in the day on the 14th to produce widespread dense fog and even some black ice in New Jersey from the middle of the evening on the 14th through the middle of the morning on…
On the morning of January 14th, considerable low level moisture lingered across the south central deserts following the passage of a wet winter weather system. Clear skies and light winds allowed areas of dense fog to develop, primarily across portions of western Pinal county.
High rip current risk was in effect for north and northeast facing beaches of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands.
Boaters were killed when a tanker crashed into their vessel. Dense fog may have been a contributing factor.
A weak upper level low pressure system brought some mid level clouds to the area during the morning of January 13 inhibiting fog formation in the valley that morning.
A small plane with four people onboard crashed near Moss Beach in San Mateo County, around 1 mile southwest of Half Moon Bay Airport, on January 14 at 7:34 PM. Witnesses saw the plane sputtering before the crash. Wreckage from the plane was found near Ross Cove.
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