According to experts, in the 2004 earthquake near the island of Mindoro approximately 78 people died from the tsunami that occurred after the earthquake.
There have been a number of earthquakes that have affected San Francisco. Perhaps the most famous are the 1906 earthquake which is estimated to have resulted in 3,000 fatalities and the more recent 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake which resulted in 63 deaths.
These smaller earthquakes are called aftershocks. Aftershocks can often be as strong as the earthquake its self and there can be many.
A magnitude 9 earthquake is 10,000x stronger than a magnitude 5.
At many different earthquake centers. When an earthquake happens the tree nearest earthquake centers record the magnitude and intensity of the seismic waves produced by the earthquake in order to find the origin or epicenter
1172 were injured in the rat islands earthquake.
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About 230,000 died in the earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
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181 fatalities in the feb 2011 earthquake. There is a wikipedia site 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and in geonet.org.nz you'll also find lots of great scientific analysis of the events.
In the earthquake that occurred on the 27th of February 2010, official figures released on the 15th of May 2010 state that there were 521 confirmed fatalities with 56 missing. In the earthquake that occurred on the 22nd of May 1960, estimates range from 2231, 3000, or 5700 fatalities with estimates from other sources as high as 6000 dead. Please see the related links.
3,757 Injuries 400 Severely Hurt Approximately 42 Fatalities
68 Aftershocks
Mindoro is a place that boasts many indigenous groups. Igway is the word for song in the language of the Mangyan people, one of these indigenous groups.
There have been many earthquakes in Turkey that lasted for varied periods. Most of the earthquakes have lasted for about 30 seconds leaving so many fatalities and so much damage.
From 2004 to 2007 an average of 263.8 fatalities occurred each year in Nebraska.
The number of traffic fatalities in Florida in 2004 which involved a large truck was 1 in 8.