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Transcript of Earthquakes and Volcanoes By: Bridghid Kelly, Elahni Martinez, Andral Scarlett.
TOP TEN DEADLIEST
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
By: Bridghid Kelly, Elahni Martinez, Andral Scarlett
What are Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Earthquake: An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. (Wikipedia)
Volcanoes: A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot magma, volcanic ash and gases to escape from below the surface. (Wikipedia)
EARTHQUAKES
Tenth Deadliest Earthquake:Chimbote, Peru
Occurrence: May 31, 1970 Magnitude: 7.9 Epicenter: 15 miles away from city, in
Pacific. Damage: Many of the people in this
village; approximately 70,000 died and about 800,000 left homeless. The Huascaran mountain, destroyed whole villages.
Ninth Deadliest Earthquake: Messina, Italy
Occurrence: December 28, 1908 Magnitude: 7.5 Depth: 40 feet Casualties: 80,000 Damage: Thousands were killed and
dozens of towns destroyed. Many transported to the north, relocating and fleeing their country.
Eight Deadliest Earthquake: Kashmir, Pakistan
Occurrence: October 8, 2005 Magnitude: 7.6 Casualties: 79,000 Damage: Other than killing thousands,
the earthquake left even more people homeless. Also, all the damage done made it hard for crews to rescue the injured.
Seventh Deadliest Earthquake:Sichuan Province, China
Occurrence: August 30, 2008 Magnitude: 7.9 Casualties: 87,000 Damage: This earthquake destroyed
millions of buildings. Among these many buildings were schools. Any child in a school that collapsed was crushed, an estimated total of 10,000 children.
Sixth Deadliest Earthquake: Turkmenistan
Occurrence: October, 1948 Magnitude: 7.3 Casualties: 1110,000 Damage: thousands of nurses and other
medical personnel flooded from Moscow and other cities. Many people lost lives and homes and villages were perished.
Fifth Deadliest Earthquake Kanto, Japan
Occurrence: September 1, 1923 Magnitude: 7.9 Depth: 40 feet ( 12 m.) Casualties: 143,000 Damage: 90% of the Yokohama’s
buildings were reportedly damaged or ruined, two-fifths of Tokyo's population was destroyed.
Fourth Deadliest Earthquake Haiyuan, China
Occurrence: December 16, 1920 Magnitude:7.8 Casualties: 200,000 Damage: This earthquake sent rivers
flowing of their usual courses, which, in turn, caused landslides in many different places.
Third Deadliest Earthquake:Indian Ocean Tsunami
Occurrence: December 26, 2004 Magnitude: 9.2 Casualties: 227,898 Damage: The epicenter being in the
Indian Ocean, the earthquake sent waves as high as fifty feet towards coasts.
Second Deadliest Earthquake:Tangshan, China
Occurrence: July 28, 1976 Magnitude: 7.8 Casualties: 700,000 Damage: In cities that only felt the
tremor of that quake 85% of the buildings collapsed. Needless to say anybody who was in a building where the earthquake did take place were buried under the ruins of buildings.
First Deadliest Earthquake:Shaanxi, China
Occurrence: January 23, 1556 Magnitude: 8.0 Casualties: 830,000 Damage: From the massive strength, and
landslides an area of about 500 miles was taken out.
Pictures of Earthquakes
VOLCANOES
Tenth Deadliest Volcano:Mount Vesuvius, Italy
Occurrence of Eruption: August 24 AD 79 Casualties: 3,360 Duration: 19 hours Damage: Destroyed the Roman cities;
Herculaneum and Pompeii.
Ninth Deadliest Volcano:Mount Vesuvius, Italy
Occurrence of Eruption: December 1631 Casualties: 3,500 Damage: this eruption took on almost
3,500 residents and their village settlements.
Eighth Deadliest Volcano:Galunggung, Indonesia
Occurrence of Eruption: 1882 Casualties: 4,011 Damage: thousands of lives were lost.
Many houses were damaged, and it brought the great horrors of acid rain the this country.
Seventh Deadliest Volcano:Kelut, Indonesia
Occurrence of Eruption: 1919 Casualties: 5,110 Damage: killed about 5,000 people. Lives
have been lost and many items that were built by the people, for the people had been destroyed. Great mudslides also occurred.
Sixth Deadliest Volcano:Laki, Iceland
Occurrence of Eruption: June 8,1783 Casualties: 9,350 Damage: Ravaged the livestock, flooded
the plains, pushed the populace to their doom by famine
Fifth Deadliest Volcano:Mount Unzen, Japan
Occurrence of Eruption : 1792 Casualties: 14,300 Damage: this eruption triggered
megatsunami which killed thousands of people.
Fourth Deadliest Volcano:Mount Ruiz, Colombia
Occurrence of Eruption: October 1985 Casualties: 25,000 Volcanic Explosive Index: 3 Damage: a great mudslide occurred and
ruined thousands of homes. Many families had been separated. Thousands lost lives.
Third Deadliest Volcano:Mount Pelee, Martinique
Occurrence of Eruption: April 25 - May 1902
Casualties: 30,000 Damage: a dark black cloud covered the
whole entire city, also claiming many other vitcums due to its sheer heat.
Second Deadliest Volcano:Krakatoa Volcanic Island, Indonesia
Occurrence of Eruption: August 1883 Casualties: 36,417 Damage: Destroyed the whole entire city
of Merak. Two-thirds of their country had been wiped out.
Volcanic Explosive Index: 6
First Deadliest Volcano: Mount Tambora, Indonesia
Occurrence of Eruption: April 1815 Casualties: 92,000 Volcanic Explosive Index: 7 Damage: much destruction of the crops
and their famine in the Northern Hemisphere,
Pictures of Volcanoes