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The magnitude of this Earthquake is 9.5-9.0. The death toll is about 70,000. This was one of the most destructive and deadly earthquakes. It lasted 3 1/2 to 6 minutes
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 6. The death toll is about 36,417 people. When the eruption was over most of the island was gone. This eruption changed the colors of the sunsets.
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The magnitude of this earthquake is 8.1. The death toll is about 160. This earthquake revealed that oceanic plates are shoved under continents. This lasted more than 4 minutes.
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The magnitude of the earthquake is 9.5. The death toll is about 1,655. This earthquake was named after the city that was most affected by it. It was the most powerful temblor in history.
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The magnitude of the earthquake is 9.2. The death toll is about 131 people. This event caused an underwater landslide that washed away the waterfront area of Valdez. This was the largest North America Earthquake.
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The magnitude of this Earthquake is 5.2. The death toll is 2,100. This place is prone to earthquakes because it lies along the Pacific "ring of fire". A submarine landslide generated by earthquakes triggered the tsunami.
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The magnitude of this earthquake is 7.8. The death toll is 120 people. People had to leave residences in the early hours of the morning post-quake. 2.95 million homes lost power.
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The magnitude of this earthquake is 9.1. The death toll is 230,000 people. This earthquake struck 150 miles from the coast of Sumatra island. The rupture lasted about 10 minutes.
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The magnitude of this earthquake is 8.1. The death toll was about 200 people. Two Earthquakes struck and tsunami wave was up to 72 feet. It was generated by unusual types of earthquakes that occur near oceans
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8. The death toll is 700 people. This earthquake left about 2 million people homeless. The rupture zone ranges from 311 miles to 621 miles along the countries coast.
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The magnitude of this earthquake is 9.1. The death toll is 20,000. This earthquake was the largest magnitude recorded in Japan. To this day Japan is still recovering from this.
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The magnitude of this earthquake is 7.5. The death toll is about 2,000. Sulawesi is one of the four islands for earthquakes to likely occurs at. This is the deadliest earthquake to strike the country since 2006.