Incidents on 17 January 2025
Friday, 17 January 2025 — 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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An avalanche strikes Nyingchi, Tibet, killing 28 people.
Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, results in at least 200 deaths.
The 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of 7, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced.
The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake shakes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.
Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning as aircraft strike positions across Iraq, it is also the first major combat sortie for the F-117. LCDR Scott Speicher's F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-81 is shot down by a Mig-25 and is the first American casualty of the War. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Isra
Patrick Purdy opens fire at an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing five and wounding 31 others.
Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people on the shores of the North Sea.
Historical entries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), filtered to disasters and incidents.