Archive for the ‘Earthquake’ Category
3/22/1859: Quito, Ecuador suffers one of its worst earthquakes killing 5,000 people
Friday, March 22nd, 2019
The most serious of a series of earthquakes emanating from the New Madrid Fault strikes the center of America on 2/7/1812
Thursday, February 7th, 20192/5/1783: In southern Italy, 80,000 people died in the estimated 7.5-8M earthquake and tsunami of 1783
Tuesday, February 5th, 2019
2/4/1976: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake levels much of Guatemala City, killing 23,000 people and leaving one million others homeless.
Monday, February 4th, 20191/24/1939: An 8.3-magnitude earthquake centered in south central Chile leaves 50,000 people dead and 60,000 injured.
Thursday, January 24th, 20191/23/1556: An earthquake in Shaanxi, China, kills an estimated 830,000 people.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019“……the quake struck in the middle of a densely populated area with poorly constructed buildings and homes, resulting in a horrific death toll…….”
12/16/1920: The 8.5M Gansu (Haiyuan) earthquake impacted an area of some 25,000 square miles, including 10 major population centers resulting in the deaths of some 200 000 people.
Sunday, December 16th, 201812/7/1988: Two earthquakes hit Armenia on this day in 1988, killing 60,000 people and destroying nearly half a million buildings.
Friday, December 7th, 2018
M 7.5 – 168km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
“……There have been no reports of injuries or damage in the French overseas territory, officials say.
Earlier, residents had been urged to go to shelters, following the 7.5 magnitude quake close to New Caledonia…..”