These are the most earthquake-prone cities in the world
Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...
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The Deadliest Day in Human History Was So Catastrophic It’s Almost Unbelievable—And It Could Happen Again
On this fateful Thursday, an event of apocalyptic proportions struck China’s Shaanxi province, killing an estimated 830,000 people in what remains the single deadliest earthquake in recorded ...
History Today: When a powerful earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster
On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake and a subsequent tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. In 2004, ...
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Scientists predict major quake in Chile's mineral-rich north
It was the deadliest natural disaster in the country since the 1960 9.5 magnitude quake, the strongest ever recorded in the ...
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Morocco earthquake: 2,122 dead, thousands more injured
(photo credit: REUTERS/Abdelhak Balhaki) A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 2,122 people and injured thousands more more, the country's deadliest tremor in more than six decades ...
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2.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Kitsap County
A small earthquake occurred just north of Bremerton in Kitsap County at approximately 5:15 a.m. The Pacific Northwest Seismic ...
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Tsunami memorial serves as a tribute to those lost and a call to never forget
For those traveling through Japan’s Iwate prefecture, a visit to Takata Matsubara Memorial Park for Tsunami Disaster and the ...
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Yet another earthquake, this one near Fall City
Another earthquake has hit the Northwest. This one was a 3.2 magnitude quake that struck Thursday afternoon. The MyNorthwest Earthquake Tracker had the event about 4.5 miles east, northeast of Falls ...