Because earthquakes happen underground and volcanoes happen on land.…
Not many huge population centers are built near known active volcanoes. Earthquake faults are more widespread. Most quake deaths occur when buildings collapse on the victims in highly populated areas.
If you have ever felt an earthquake you will know they exist. Billions of people have felt earthquakes and many millions of people have been killed by earthquakes. Buildings collapse in many earthquakes. Earthquakes leave plenty of evidence and witnesses behind them that they happened.
The 1988 Armenia earthquake (25,000 killed) and 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake (63 killed), both magnitude 6.9.
The 1906 San Fransisco earthquake, magnitude 7.8. As many as 3000 killed by the quake and resulting fires.
The dangers of Earthquakes thoroughly depend on where you live in the world. However, many parts of the world are susceptible to Earthquakes. Earthquakes often cause death because houses collapse, and people are stuck under/killed by rubble, furniture, and other household items. To help ensure that this does not happen, earthquake proofing a house is a good idea.
There were a number of earthquakes in Japan in 2012 ranging in magnitudes up to 7.3, but no deaths were reported. World-wide a total of 768 deaths from earthquakes in 2012 were recorded by the USGS Earthquake National Center and none of those from Japan. The last major earthquake from Japan was the magnitude 9.0 quake on March 11, 2011 that killed over 15,000 people in junction with the tsunami that it triggered.
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A number of reasons. There are far fewer major volcanic eruptions than there are earthquakes. Earthquakes have no warning. Most volcanos give warning signs before a major eruption. Earthquakes affect far larger areas, and those areas are more likely to have people living in them. Unless you are near a volcano, *and* in the path of a pyroclastic flow, a blast, or are two stupid to get out of the way of a lava flow, they are unlikely to kill you.
Yes. People sometime die in volcano eruptions, such as the eruptions of Mt. St. He lens in Washington state in 1980. and the city of Pompeii, which was buried under ash from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. People are killed by the ash, the lava, the poison gas, the landslides, and earthquakes, and the hot temperatures that a volcanic eruption can have. Thousands of people were killed by tsunamis, (tidal waves), caused by the eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia in the Pacific Ocean.
One of the worlds deadliest volcanic eruptions was Mount Tumbora in Indonesia, which erupted with 6 million time more power than an atomic bomb, it killed about 92,000 people.
the eruption of 1741 when mt oshima created a volcanic tsunami that that killed 1500 people
The number of people killed by volcanic eruptions varies widely depending on the event's scale, location, and preparedness of the affected communities. On average, volcanic eruptions have caused thousands of fatalities throughout history, with some of the deadliest eruptions, like Mount Tambora in 1815 and Krakatoa in 1883, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. In recent decades, fatalities have ranged from a few dozen to several hundred per eruption, emphasizing the importance of monitoring and disaster preparedness in volcanic regions.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 is one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in Italy's history, causing the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Thousands of people were killed by the volcanic ash, pyroclastic flows, and debris.
about 100 threw 1200 people can be killed from volcanic eruptions
The eruptions of Mount Akutan may cause volcanic ashfall, pyroclastic flows, lahars, and lava flows, which can pose hazards to nearby communities and ecosystems. Eruptions can also disrupt air travel due to ash clouds and affect local climate by injecting gases and particles into the atmosphere. Additionally, volcanic eruptions can alter the landscape and create new landforms.
Yes, there have been fatalities from Stromboli volcano eruptions. In 2019, a hiker was killed by a falling stone during a volcanic explosion on the island. The volcano is known for its frequent small eruptions.
Volcanoes have killed more people by far. A number of volcanic eruptions, such as the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, have had had tolls in the tens of thousands, while only 1 tornado is known to have killed over 1000 people.
Earthquakes, lava flows, acid rain, pyroclastic flows, widespread ash fall including effects on aircraft that use jet engines, in some cases they can cause floods since the heat can melt nearby glaciers, such as the recent eruption in iceland.....