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DANGEROUS DISASTERS. A PowerPoint about the top 10 deadliest earthquakes and volcanoes in history, 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
DANGEROUS DISASTERS
A PowerPoint about the top 10 deadliest earthquakes and volcanoes in history, 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
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
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
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
8: THE HOKKAIDO EARTHQUAKE OF 1730
Date: December 30, 1730
Location: Hokkaido, Japan
Magnitude: 8.3
Duration: Unknown
Death toll: 137,000
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
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
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
4: THE ALEPPO EARTHQUAKE OF 1138
Date: October 11, 1138
Location: Aleppo, Syria
Magnitude: 8.5
Duration: Unknown
Death toll: 230,000
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
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
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
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
10: THE MOUNT GALUNGGUNG
ERUPTION OF 1882 Date: October 1882
Location: West Java, Indonesia
Death toll: 4,011
9: THE MOUNT KELUT ERUPTION OF 1919
Date: May 19, 1919
Location: East Java, Indonesia
Death toll: 5,110
8: THE 2ND MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTION OF
1631 Date: December 1631
Location: Gulf of Naples, Italy
Death toll: 6,000
7: THE LAKI VOLCANIC SYSTEM ERUPTION OF 1783
Date: June 08, 1783
Location: southern Iceland
Death toll: 9,350
6: THE FIRST MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTION OF 79
AD Date: April 24, 79 AD
Location: Gulf of Naples, Italy
Death toll: 10,000 +
5: THE MOUNT UNZEN ERUPTION OF 1792
Date: Exact month and date unknown
Location: Kyushu, Japan
Death toll: 15,000
4: TH NEVADO DEL RUIZ ERUPTION OF 1985
Date: November 13, 1985
Location: Caldas and Tolima, Colombia
Death toll: 23,000
3: THE MOUNT KRAKATOA ERUPTION OF 1883
Date: August 26-27, 1883
Location: The Sunda Stait of Indonesia
Death toll: 36,000
2: THE MOUNT PELEE ERUPTION OF 1902
Date: May 07/08, 1902
Location: Lesser Antilles, In the Carribean
Death toll: 40,000
1: THE MOUNT TAMBORA ERUPTION OF 1815
Date: April 10, 1815
Location: Sumbawa, Indonesia
Death toll: 92,000