Earthquakes
Learn more about the most dangerous earthquakes
Keep yourself and your family safe by learning more about earthquakes and how the work.
If you live or would like to travel to a country where it is most possible earthquake to occur you need to learn the ways you can keep yourself safe. Read on to learn of the most dangerous earthquakes and their effects to the average person.
Every day 50 earthquakes strike on earth you wont know if they have a big magnitude or not.
They might not have a huge magnitude like some of the most dangerous earthquakes but they are still earthquakes that could affect you.
The Richter Scale
The Richter Scale is how scientist find the magnitude of the earthquake.
1556: Shaanxi, China
Earthquake 450 years ago, Killed 830,000 people, and had a 8.3 magnitude on the Ritcher Scale.
1976: Tangshan, China
Binary Quake 38 years ago, 16 hour aftershock, Strength: 7.8 on Richter scale, 250,000 deaths.
2004: Indian Ocean Tsunami
Decade ago earthquake in the Indian ocean causing a tsunami equal to 23,000 atomic bombs, wave: 50 ft. landing on 11 countries, death toll: 227, 898.
1920: Haiyuan, China
Earthquake 94 years ago, strength: 7.8 Richter scale, 200,000 people died, poured mountains down.
1923: Kanto, Japan
Earthquake 93 years ago, strength: 7.9 on Richter scale, Tsunami that surged up to 40 ft., days long, 2/3 of Tokyo was destroyed, half the population was left homeless, 143,000 deaths.
1948: Turkmenistan
Earthquake 94 years ago, 110,000 deaths, strength: 7.3 on the Richter scale, 1,000 medical personnel flooded.
2008: Sichuan Province, China
Earthquake in where 10 million people were left homeless, strength: 7.9 on the Richter scale, 87,000 people died.
2005: Kashmir, Pakistan
Earthquake where there were 79,000 deaths, strength: 7.6 on the Richter scale, Millions of people left homeless.
1908: Messina, Italy
Earthquake 107 years ago, 80,000 deaths, waves were 40 ft. high, thousands of towns destroyed, 7.5 magnitude on the Richter scale.
1970: Chimbote, Peru
Earthquake 45 years ago, 9.9 magnitude on the Richter scale, 70,000 people died, 800,000 were left homeless, 15 miles away from city.
This is a picture of one of the many Cemetery from the found bodies of those that died from an earthquake.
How to keep safe during an Earthquake.
- Drop down take cover under a desk or table and hold on tightly.
- Stay inside until the shaking stops and your sure its safe to go outside.
- Stay away from the Windows.
- If you are in bed, hold on and stay there, protecting your head with a pillow.
- If you are outdoors find a clear spot away from buildings, trees, and power lines. Drop to the ground.
- If you are in a car slow down and move to a clear place don't get out until the shaking stops.
Different types
There are different types of earthquakes ones with huge magnitudes that can even kill you or ones with small magnitudes will not do much but shaking. It is important anyways, if you live in a earthquake area or not, to know and practice the procedures of an earthquake endurance.