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Category Archives: Earthquakes
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
Apr 18, 1906 At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings. The quake was caused by a slip of the San Andreas Fault over a segment about 275 miles long, and shock waves could be felt [...]
Oklahoma Hit by Earthquake
November 6, 2011 Oklahoma Hit by Earthquake for a Second Night in a Row By SARAH MASLIN NIR For the second night in a row, an earthquake rattled Central Oklahoma late Saturday night, waking residents, breaking dishes and generally startling people more accustomed to natural disasters from above than from below their feet. The [...]
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Tagged November 5 2011, Oklahoma Earthquake, oklahoma historic earthquake, United States Geological Survey
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Tsunami hits Alexandria, Egypt Jul 21, 365
Tsunami hits Alexandria, Egypt. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 3:47, July 21, 2011, from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tsunami-hits-alexandria-egypt. On this day in the year 365, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Greece causes a tsunami that devastates the city of Alexandria, Egypt. Although there were no measuring tools at the time, scientists now estimate that the quake was actually [...]
Also posted in Ancient History, Egypt, Natural Disasters, Today in History, Tsunami
Tagged a powerful earthquake off the coast of Greece causes a tsunami that devastates the city of Alexandria Egypt, Alexandria's Royal Quarter, historic earthquake Alexandria Egypt, historic tsunami Alexandria Egypt, On this day in the year 365, plate boundary called the Hellenic Arc
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Earthquake Wreaks Havoc in the Philippines Today in History on Jul 16, 1990
Source: Earthquake wreaks havoc in the Philippines. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 1:51, July 16, 2011, from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-wreaks-havoc-in-the-philippines. Jul 16, 1990: More than 1,000 people are killed when a 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Luzon Island in the Philippines on this day in 1990. The massive tremor wreaked havoc across a sizeable portion of Luzon, the country’s largest island, with [...]