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DANGEROUS PLANET

DANGEROUS PLANET. Catastrophic Events on Earth. Major Earthquakes. 1964 –Prince William Sound, Alaska Largest quake ever recorded, 9.2 magnitude. Alaska - 1964. The Alaska quake triggered tsunamis that caused extensive damage all along the coast. Chile – 1960.

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DANGEROUS PLANET

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  1. DANGEROUS PLANET Catastrophic Events on Earth

  2. Major Earthquakes 1964 –Prince William Sound, Alaska Largest quake ever recorded, 9.2 magnitude

  3. Alaska - 1964

  4. The Alaska quake triggered tsunamis that caused extensive damage all along the coast.

  5. Chile – 1960 • Recorded at 8.6 magnitude, before invention of the Richter Scale. • Later calculations indicate it was more like 9.5! • Caused major damage to the coast of South America, but also caused a tsunami that Hilo, Hawaii. • 1700 people killed

  6. Chile - 1960

  7. Chile – 1960, Tsunamis cross the Pacific

  8. Chile, 1960 - Tsunami hits Hilo, Hawaii

  9. Kobe, Japan - 1995 • 7.2 Quake, 6,394 people dead, $99 Billion in damage

  10. Tangshan, China - 1976 • 7.8 magnitude, 255,000 people killed. 165,000 severely injured.

  11. Tangshan, China - 1976

  12. Haiti - 2010 • 7.2 magnitude • 220,000 killed • 1,000,000 homeless • 30,000 commercial buildings ruined • 250,000 homes ruined

  13. Tsunami, Indonesia - 2004 • Triggered by 9.2 Earthquake in the Pacific Ocean • 230,00 people killed

  14. Tsunami, Indonesia - 2004

  15. Tsunami, Indonesia - 2004

  16. Major Volcanic Eruptions • Mt Vesuvius, Italy - best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

  17. Krakatoa (Island near Indonesia) • Exploded in 1883, killing at least 40,000 people • Thought to be the loudest sound observed in human history, heard 3000 miles away!

  18. Mount Pinatubo, Philippines • 1991 - one of the 2 0r 3 largest eruptions ever known. • In all, the eruption ejected about ten cubic kilometers (2.5 mile³) of material, 10 times more than Mount St. Helens • About only 800 people killed, most had been evacuated.

  19. Mount Pinatubo

  20. Kīlauea, Hawaii • Active Volcano on the big island of Hawaii, one of the most active in the world. • Erupts frequently but not as explosive as others. Famous for its lava flows.

  21. Mount St. Helens • Mount St. Helens is most famous for its catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980. • Triggered a 5.0 earthquake • Massive debris flow and avalanche • Ash drifted all the way to Montana

  22. Mount St. Helens

  23. Mount St. Helens

  24. Mount St. Helens

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