100 Years of Earthquakes

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15. August 17, 1999, Izmit earthquake in Turkey.

Magnitude 7.6 points, the number of victims amounted to 17,217 people, more than 43 thousand were injured. The earthquake triggered a fire at the refinery on fire which took several days. The total damage amounted to $ 25 billion.

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16. December 26, 2004, earthquake in the Indian Ocean.

The magnitude was 9.1 points. The earthquake occurred most deadly tsunamis in modern history, killing nearly 300 000 people. The horrific earthquake changed the Earth's rotation rate, because of what knocks have become shorter in 2.68 microseconds.

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17. May 12, 2008, Sichuan earthquake, China.

Magnitude was 8 points. Echoes of this earthquake were felt even in Russia. The number of dead reached 68 thousand people, the damage - 20 billion dollars.

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18. February 27, 2010, Maule Region, Chile.

Magnitude earthquake in Chile was 8.8 points, the total number of dead had reached almost 800 people. The earthquake occurred tsunami, which reached even to Australia.

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19. March 11, 2011, earthquake off the island of Honshu, Japan.

Magnitude up to 9.1 points - this is the most powerful earthquake in Japan on record. March 14, official sources reported nearly 5000 dead, but this figure is not final.

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20. The biggest tsunami.

The highest wave of the tsunami, scientists reported in the Gulf fordoobraznom Lita, located in southeast Alaska.
Natural disaster occurred in the evening July 9, 1958, beginning with the earthquake and landslide at fault Ferueter. It was a landslide caused, which has produced record-breaking wave (524m above sea level). The huge stone mass collapsed into the water from the rocks on the northeast coast of the Gulf. From a height of 910 meters 300 million cubic meters of rock, ice and land have broken down.

Powerful waves move across the bay at a speed of 160km / h. The main blow fell on the southwest coast of the bay Hilbert. Wave was of such magnitude that it is easy to completely perehlestnula a sandbank at the mouth of the bay. La Cosa Gauss, separating the bay from the Gulf of Gilbert, was virtually destroyed by violence of the elements. A huge number of trees wave uprooted and carried away into the ocean. As a result of the disaster in the ground cracks appeared, slipped down the coast, and numerous buildings were destroyed.

Bay Lita was a favorite spot for fishing off the local population. During the accident at the epicenter of the events were three ships. Fishermen felt very strong push that dropped them out of bed, and have witnessed how the giant wave lashed out fiercely at the foot of the mountain.

Witnesses at first thought that they face glacier Lita: a huge boulder, which had seemed strong, was moving toward them. On the space that used to grow lush forests, the wave leaving only bare rock at an altitude of 600m. Wave lifted one of the barges and dumped it into the ocean, playfully moving through the shallows. The vessel was separated into pieces, but luckily he survived and the fishermen were found safe two hours after the accident. Another boat also escaped, but the third drowned - body fishermen have not been found.

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Informative post 

Thanks Gayathri for the sharing 

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Thank you... very much MysteRy