Incidents on 26 May 2023
Friday, 26 May 2023 — before continuous monitoring began on 9 August 2026. For this day we hold earthquakes from the USGS catalogue (magnitude 2.5 and above) and a few historical records, not a full record of every incident.
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One Year Anniversary Of The Yogyakarta Earthquake: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Condolences In Today's Memory, May 26, 2007
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Unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event: Bass Strait, 25 km di barat daya dari Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 Mei 2023 pukul 18:47 (Waktu Melbourne)
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Protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, later becoming widespread across the United States and around the world.
Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3 million.
The tugboat Robert Y. Love collides with a support pier of Interstate 40 on the Arkansas River near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, resulting in 14 deaths and 11 others injured.
A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Harbin Y-12 crashes near Erdenet, Orkhon Province, Mongolia, resulting in 28 deaths.
The 7.8 Mw Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.
At least 113 people die in the Grue Church fire, the biggest fire disaster in Norway's history.
An earthquake strikes Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, killing about 23,000.
Historical entries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), filtered to disasters and incidents.