top 10 dangerous earthquakes in the world
Tp 10 dangerous earthquakes in the world
people it's on par with cities like Philadelphia and San Diego Kobe was one of the first Japanese cities to trade with other countries after the 265-year policy of seclusion ended in 1853 the policy strictly limited which countries could trade with Japan and basically barred anyone from entering or leaving
the country Kobe's economy exploded when it ended becoming an important port city for Japanese trade they grew and grew for over 150 years until a massive earthquake in 1995 set them back a couple of decades known as the great hanshin earthquake or the Kobe earthquake the 6.9 magnitude Tremor lasted for 20 terrifying seconds causing more than 100 billion dollars in damage according to National Geographic the earthquake claimed 6 000 lives and left another 45 000 homeless Encyclopedia Britannica puts that Homeless figure closer to three hundred thousand across the hunchian region in just 20 seconds the Kobe earthquake damaged 240 000 homes and left Millions without water or
electricity the Tremor began north of owaji Island about 12 miles away from Kobe City Center it struck at 5 46 a.m just as the city woke up on a Tuesday morning it was the worst earthquake to hit Japan since the Tokyo Yokohama earthquake in 1923 which claimed 140 000 lives Japan is a hotbed for seismic
activity as it sits on the borders of four tectonic plates the Pacific North
American Eurasian and Filipino these plates rub into each other all the time the pressure builds as they Collide eventually releasing and causing earthquakes tsunamis and volcanic eruptions once the Quake subside added 1.2 million volunteers flocked to Kobe to help with the relief effort companies like 7 Eleven used their supply chains to deliver supplies to needy people and Motorola provided free telephone service for the victims even the Yakuza got involved with the relief effort
spreading food and supplies among needy victims the organized crime syndicate played a major role in the relief effort due to the Japanese government's slow
response thank you Tang Shan is a prefecture level city in northeastern China residing on the shore of the Yellow Sea the metro area is home to over 3.6 million people and owes everything it has to a robust coal mining industry that began in 1870. they built China's first standard gauge Railway the most popular railroad type in the world historians call it China's cradle of industrialization batang
Shan's entire coal mining industry almost got wiped out after a powerful earthquake struck the city in 1976 dubbed the Great tongshan Earthquake the natural disaster registered as a 7.6 magnitude earthquake almost as powerful as the great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 a 7.9 magnitude Tremor the tongshan earthquake struck at 3 42 a.m with the epicenter located in the southern part of the city its Tremors were so powerful that people felt the ground shaking 608 80 miles away in every direction within minutes 85 percent of the buildings in tongshan were destroyed or unusable sadly the tangshan earthquake was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history claiming 242 000 lives on the low end though some people believe that figure could be as high as 665 thousand most people sleeping in unreinforced homes built of brick Rock and concrete lost their lives that morning later that afternoon a powerful 7.0 magnitude Aftershock hit about 43 miles Northeast of the city causing additional damage and restricting rescue efforts as for the coal mines ten thousand miners were Underground when the earthquake struck most of them made it out but floods and power outages made the mines useless for several days while they got the power back a few days later it did take a year and a half to recover from the flooding and structural damage they didn't reach pre-quake production levels until the end of 1977. 77 districts that make up Nepal a thin Himalayan country between India and Tibet it's the fourth largest city by area and traces back to the legendary Gurkha soldiers and the creation of modern Nepal but those soldiers could do little to help during a 2015 earthquake that rocked Nepal to its core on April 25th of 2015 at about 11 56 a.m a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck east of Gorka District thankfully many people in the urban areas were working Outdoors when the earthquake occurred which
drastically reduced the loss of life still almost 9 000 people perished and another 22 000 were hurt the 2015 earthquake was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the Bihar Nepal earthquake in 1934 after shocks continued for several days two registering at a 6.6 and 6.7 happened within 24 hours then on May 12th two weeks after the initial Quake a 7.3 struck injuring 1 900 more people and claiming over 100 more lives April 25th of 2015 was also the deadliest day on Mount Everest the Nepal earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount pumori which slid all the way to South Base Camp on Mount Everest 22 people in the camp were buried and passed away in the snow this Avalanche occurred almost a full year after the second deadliest day on Mount Everest in 2014 when 16 climbing Sherpas became the victims of an ice Avalanche even though the Himalayan region is one of the most seismically active places on Earth powerful earthquakes of 6.0 magnitude or above are pretty rare the last one to strike before 2015 was a 6.9 quake in 1988. before that was an 8.0 quake in 1934 which claimed over Ten Thousand Lives Sichuan is a landlocked province in central China right under the word China if you're looking at Google Maps about 83 million people live in Sichuan Province if it were its own country it'd be the 19th the biggest in the world between turkey and Germany they've been historically known as the province of abundance as they are one of China's biggest agricultural producers in 2008 a massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake caused Untold destruction in Sichuan Province claiming almost 69 000 lives and injuring another 374 thousand known as the great Sichuan
earthquake it struck on May 12th of 2008 at about 2 30 in the afternoon it was so
powerful that people 930 miles away in Beijing and a thousand miles away in Shanghai felt the ground shake even people in Thailand and Vietnam reported
feeling the Tremors the two-minute earthquake destroyed 80 percent of the buildings close to its Center meanwhile people evacuated Office Buildings in the Shanghai Financial District in Beijing media personnel and organizers for the 2008 Summer Olympics had to flee their
offices in fear while they felt the Quake none of the Olympic buildings suffered any damage in huay County East of Sichuan a 13-car petrol Train
derailed and caught fire after the earthquake distorted the tracks rescue efforts weren't easy either the
earthquake damaged most of the highways leading to the most damaged Villages two
chemical plants collapsed in shifang City burying a hundred people and causing 80 tons of liquid ammonia to leak into the environment a school in DuJan a city southeast of the epicenter
collapsed on 900 students less than 60 survived at least seven thousand school buildings collapsed because of the earthquake and many blamed shoddy construction practices tanzuarin a writer and environmentalist investing the school fatalities and was arrested after reporting that 5 600 kids lost their lives because of poorly built schools he was sentenced to five years in prison for inciting subversion of state power the country of Chile breaks down into 16 first order regions one of those regions the Malay region sits in the center of Chile's long land mass it's named after the Malay river which Garners some historical interest as it marks the southern border of the ancient Inca Empire Today Malay thrives on forestry.
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