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Lamington, Papua New Guinea Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dormant stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea suddenly exploded in 1951. Nuees ardentes (glowing avalanches) shot down the mountain at 100 km per hour, devastated... -
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July 1998 Sissano, Papua New Guinea Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 2,183 people killed, thousands injured, about 9,500 homeless and about 500 missing as a result of a tsunami generated in the Sissano area. Maximum wave... -
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September 2015 Illapel, Chile Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On September 16th, 2015, an earthquake registering 8.4 on the Richter scale shook Chile between the Atacama and La Araucania regions. The National Emergency Office... -
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May 1980 Mount Saint Helens, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
An earthquake occurred at 15 32 UT, only seconds before the explosion that began the eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano. This eruption and blast blew off the top of... -
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April 1976 Esmeraldas, Ecuador Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Northwestern Ecuador. Damage: Severe. -
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Izalco, El Salvador Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Izalco is a young stratovolcano on the south flank of Santa Ana Volcano in western El Salvador. Its continuous small explosive eruptions (beginning in 1770) caused it... -
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Sicily, Italy Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This transitional shield-to-stratovolcano in northeastern Sicily has released lava flows more than 150 times since activity was first recorded in 1500 B.C. -
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April 1965 Seattle, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 6.5 earthquake killed 7 and caused 12.5 million in property damage. -
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January 1999 Armenia, Colombia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 1,185 people killed, over 700 missing and presumed killed, over 4,750 injured and about 250,000 homeless. The most affected city was Armenia where 907 people... -
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September 1985 Mexico City, Mexico Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred off the Pacific coast of Mexico. The damage was concentrated in a 25 square km area of Mexico City, 350 km from the epicenter....