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DANGEROUS DISASTERS

DANGEROUS DISASTERS. Created By Tracy Glova, Daniela Nguyen, and Ly Truong. TOP 10 DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKES. Ten: The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 Nine: The Ashgabat Earthquake of 1924 Eight: The Hokkaido Earthquake of 1730 Seven: The Ardabil Earthquake of 1997

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DANGEROUS DISASTERS

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  1. DANGEROUS DISASTERS Created By Tracy Glova, Daniela Nguyen, and Ly Truong.

  2. TOP 10 DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKES • Ten: The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 • Nine:The Ashgabat Earthquake of 1924 • Eight: The Hokkaido Earthquake of 1730 • Seven: The Ardabil Earthquake of 1997 • Six: The Damghan Earthquake of 856 • Five: The Indian Ocean Earthquake of 2004 • Four: The Aleppo Earthquake of 1138 • Three: The Haiyun Earthquake of 1920 • Two: The Tangshan Earthquake of 1976 • One: The Shaanxi Earthquake of 1556

  3. 10: THE GREAT KANTOEARTHQUAKE OF 1923 • Date: September 01, 1923 • Location: Kanto plain of Honshu, Japan • Magnitude: 8.3 • Duration: 4-10 minutes (11:58 AM) • Death toll: 142,000

  4. 9: THE ASHGABAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1948 • Date: October 06, 1948 • Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan • Magnitude: 7.3 • Duration: Unknown (2:17 AM) • Death toll: 110,000

  5. 8: THE HOKKAIDO EARTHQUAKE OF 1730 • Date: December 30, 1730 • Location: Hokkaido, Japan • Magnitude: 8.3 • Duration: Unknown • Death toll: 137,000

  6. 7: THE ARDABIL EARTHQUAKE OF 1997 • Date: February 28, 1997 • Location: Ardabil, Iran • Magnitude: 6.1 • Duration: 15 seconds (4:37 PM) • Death toll: 150,000

  7. 6: THE DAMGHAN EARTHQUAKE OF 856 • Date: December 22, 856 • Location: Alborz mountain range (present day Iran) • Magnitude: 8 • Duration: Unknown • Death toll: 200,000

  8. 5: THE INDIAN OCEAN EARTHQUAKE OF 2004 • Date: December 26, 2004 • Location: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives, and the eastern coast of Africa • Magnitude: 9.1 – 9.3 • Duration: 8-10 minutes • Death toll: 200,000

  9. 4: THE ALEPPO EARTHQUAKE OF 1138 • Date: October 11, 1138 • Location: Aleppo, Syria • Magnitude: 8.5 • Duration: Unknown • Death toll: 230,000

  10. 3: THE HAIYUANEARTHQUAKE OF 1920 • Date: December 16, 1920 • Location: Haiyuan, China • Magnitude: 7.8 – 8.5 • Duration: (12:06 PM) • Death toll: 235, 502

  11. 2: THE TANGSHAN EARTHQUAKE OF 1976 • Date: July 28, 1976 • Location: Tangshan, China • Magnitude: 7.8 • Duration: 23 seconds (7:42 PM) • Death toll: 242,419 – 779,000

  12. 1: THE SHAANXIEARTHQUAKE OF 1556 • Date: January 23, 1556 • Location: Ming China (all countries occupied by China during the Ming Dynasty; more than 97 countries) • Magnitude: 8 • Duration: Unknown • Death toll: 820,000 – 830,00

  13. TOP 10 DEADLIESTVOLCANO ERUPTIONS • Ten: The Mount Galunggung Eruption of 1882 • Nine: The Mount Kelut Eruption of 1919 • Eight: The Second Mount Vesuvius Eruption of 1631 • Seven: The Laki Volcanic System Eruption of 1783 • Six: The First Mount Vesuvius Eruption of 79 AD • Five: The Mount Unzen Eruption of 1792 • Four: The Nevado del Ruiz Eruption of 1985 • Three: The Mount Krakatoa Eruption of 1883 • Two: The Mount Pelee Eruption of 1902 • One: The Mount Tambora Eruption of 1816

  14. 10: THE MOUNT GALUNGGUNGERUPTION OF 1882 • Date: October 1882 • Location: West Java, Indonesia • Death toll: 4,011

  15. 9: THE MOUNT KELUT ERUPTION OF 1919 • Date: May 19, 1919 • Location: East Java, Indonesia • Death toll: 5,110

  16. 8: THE 2ND MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTION OF 1631 • Date: December 1631 • Location: Gulf of Naples, Italy • Death toll: 6,000

  17. 7: THE LAKI VOLCANIC SYSTEM ERUPTION OF 1783 • Date: June 08, 1783 • Location: southern Iceland • Death toll: 9,350

  18. 6: THE FIRST MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTION OF 79 AD • Date: April 24, 79 AD • Location: Gulf of Naples, Italy • Death toll: 10,000 +

  19. 5: THE MOUNT UNZEN ERUPTION OF 1792 • Date: Exact month and date unknown • Location: Kyushu, Japan • Death toll: 15,000

  20. 4: TH NEVADO DEL RUIZ ERUPTION OF 1985 • Date: November 13, 1985 • Location: Caldas and Tolima, Colombia • Death toll: 23,000

  21. 3: THE MOUNT KRAKATOA ERUPTION OF 1883 • Date: August 26-27, 1883 • Location: The Sunda Stait of Indonesia • Death toll: 36,000

  22. 2: THE MOUNT PELEE ERUPTION OF 1902 • Date: May 07/08, 1902 • Location: Lesser Antilles, In the Carribean • Death toll: 40,000

  23. 1: THE MOUNT TAMBORA ERUPTION OF 1815 • Date: April 10, 1815 • Location: Sumbawa, Indonesia • Death toll: 92,000

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