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Why are more people killed during earthquakes than during volcanic eruptions?
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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.
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How do we know that earthquakes exist?
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.
Which two earthquakes best show that the Richter scale measurement does not indicate the loss of life in earthquakes?
The 1988 Armenia earthquake (25,000 killed) and 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake (63 killed), both magnitude 6.9.
What is earthquakes most devastating?
The 1906 San Fransisco earthquake, magnitude 7.8. As many as 3000 killed by the quake and resulting fires.
Why should we make earthquake resistant houses?
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.
How many people died in japan earthquake in 2012?
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.
Are people today killed by volcanic eruptions?
yes
What is the highest number of people killed by a volcanic eruption?
about 100 threw 1200 people can be killed from volcanic eruptions
Do people sometimes die in volcanic eruptions?
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.
What is one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions?
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.
Why are more people killed by earthquakes than volcanic eruption?
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.
What are the past eruptions of Mt.Oshima?
the eruption of 1741 when mt oshima created a volcanic tsunami that that killed 1500 people
What is one catastrophic event that can cause a mass extinction?
An asteroid from space, like the one that killed the dinosaurs, which was a mile in width.
Which killed more people volcanoes or tornadoes?
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.
What do volcanoes cause?
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.....
How much did it cost to repair damage from the Monserrat eruption?
The repair costs of the Montserrat eruption was $268,000.00. Between storm damage and volcanic eruptions, Montserrat averages 8,645.00 damage annually. In the last volcanic eruption 5,000 people were affected and 32 were killed.
The most violet eruption in historic times?
In volcano's? Probably Pompeii. Yes, I know predictable answer, but it's the only pre-1750 volcanic eruption that killed so many is is so well recorded. However, I guess the eruptions that created the canary islands will have been huge. If you mean eruption of violence, that will have to be the world wars. A note to add on the volcano thing. It might have been that eruptions killed the Dinosaurs. If so, those were the most violent eruptions ever to hit the earth.
What were the effects of Mount Akutan's eruptions?
Killed people
