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Boxing Day Tsunami85

The Boxing Day Tsunami

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami happened on 26 December 2004 and is considered one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Due to a 9.3 magnitude earthquake (the...

34 comments    disaster earthquake tsunami
Earthquake location86

What are Earthquakes

An earthquake is the sudden and sometimes very violent release of energy from the movement of the earth surface. The surface is comprised of pates called tectonic plates. these plates are constantly moving...

0 comments    earthquake earthquakes richter
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The Island of Hawaii and Its Six Volcanoes

Volcanoes, like their close cousins earthquakes, are responsible for both massive destruction as well as for the creation of many of the beautiful landscapes on our earth. The Earth as we know it today was...

6 comments    travel vacation america
The location of the fault90

Questions about the San Andreas Fault

I am here to answer any questions that you may have about the San Andreas Fault. Like, where is it located exactly? What kind of fault is it? And what major earthquakes has it let off? I will explain the...

3 comments    travel interest geography
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A dangerous earthquake in San Francisco in the next 30 years?

www.calstatela.edu The 1906 earthquake was historically large and devastating to the areas surrounding the San Andreas fault. While measures have been taken to prevent another such disaster in the future, not...

8 comments    nature future san francisco
An Indonesian girl on her ruined house.86

How Do We Predict the Earthquake

Since December 2004, until now Indonesia has suffered many catastrophes like Aceh tsunami and earthquake, Nias earthquake, Jogjakarta earthquake, Tasikmalaya earthquake, and most recent West and South Sumatra...

12 comments    earthquake prediction
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COULD 2012 BE THE BEGINING OF THE END

The movie “2012” shows a sudden triggering of natural calamities in the world. This movie is based on predictions made during different eras in history, in different regions, cultures and religions...

3 comments    advice religion death
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Recent World Earthquakes - 24 Major Earthquakes in 24 Hours

Yes, thats right 24 in one 24-hour period snap-shot. This is very strange and represents a marked increase in large earthquakes. The average daily number of major earthquakes is around about 4 or 5. See the graph below.

1 comment    earthquakes world earthquakes
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The Scientific Proof of 2012

Is there ANY Scientific Proof of 2012?   In fact, there actually is. Scientists believe that a phenomenon will occur, one that happens every 360,000 years, in which the center of the Milky Way galaxy...

4 comments    education make politics
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EARTHQUAKES

EARTHQUAKES San Francisco, April 18, 1906 at 5-15 AM a massive earthquake measuring 8.25 on the Richter scale devastated most parts of the city. The havoc was magnified in its intensity by the fire that...

2 comments    earthquake tsunami earthquakes
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