Narural disasters By wolfy1662 Mar 4, 1899 Cyclone Mahina (catagory 5) more then 400 people died during and after the cyclone 100 were on pearing fleet vessels. Period: Mar 4, 1899 to Jun 19, 2012 Australian Natural Disasters timeline Jan 21, 1918 Cyclone Mackay (catagory 4) Mar 10, 1918 Cyclone Innisfail (catagory 4) Jan 19, 1970 Cyclone ADA (catagory 4) Jan 24, 1970 Cyclone ADA (Catagory 4) Dec 24, 1971 Cyclone Althea (Catagory 4) Apr 1, 1972 Cyclone Emily (catagory 2) Feb 2, 2011 Cyclone Yasi (Catagory 5) Feb 3, 2011 Cyclone Yasi (catagory 5) Jun 19, 2012 Earthquake in Victoria