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November 1994 Mindoro, Philippines Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On November 14, 1994 at 19:15:30 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake struck in the Verde Island Passage between Luzon and Mindoro Islands, Philippine Islands. A local... -
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May 1983 Coalinga, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Location: Central California, 20.8 kilometers from Coalinga. Affected area: 205,000 square kilometers. Damage: $31 million. The most serious damage occurred in the... -
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May 2010 Pacaya, Guatemala Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A television reporter was killed by a shower of burning rocks when he got too close to the volcano, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of Guatemala City. On 29 May,... -
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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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March 1957 Aleutian Islands, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 8.6 (Mw) earthquake occurred south of the Andreanof Islands, in the Aleutian Islands. It generated an 8-meter tsunami that did great damage on Adak... -
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April 1906 San Francisco, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was the largest event (magnitude 8.3) to occur in the conterminous United States in the 20th Century. Recent estimates indicate that... -
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November 1994 Skagway, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On November 3, 1994, at 7:10pm local time, a large tsunami generated by a massive landslide in the submerged Skagway River delta occurred near Skagway, Alaska. This... -
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May 1970 Huaraz, Peru Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In 1970, an earthquake-induced rock and snow avalanche on Mt. Huascaran, Peru, buried the towns of Yungay and Ranrahirca. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed 66,794... -
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Mudflows and Earthflows Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The slopes above streams and rivers are subjected to a variety of processes that cause them to recede and retreat from the river or stream channel. These processes,... -
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Rockfalls and Slides Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The slopes above streams and rivers are subjected to a variety of processes that cause them to recede and retreat from the river or stream channel. These processes,... -
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January 1995 Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe), Japan Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On the morning of January 17, 1995 (January 16 at 20:46 GMT), a major earthquake occurred near the City of Kobe, Japan. The greatest intensity of shaking for the 6.9... -
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September 1992 Masachapa, Nicaragua Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 116 people killed, more than 68 missing and over 13,500 left homeless in Nicaragua. At least 1,300 houses and 185 fishing boats were destroyed along the west... -
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April 1992 Cape Mendocino, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On April 25, 1992 at 11:06 am local time (April 25 at 18:06 GMT), a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in the Cape Mendocino area. Two additional earthquakes,... -
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June 1925 Clarkston Valley, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Location: east of Helena. Affected area: 803,000 square kilometers. Damage: $0.3 million. Chimneys fell in every direction from the shaking. In addition, brick and... -
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November 1999 Duzce, Turkey Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 7.2 quake occurred at 6.57 pm local time (16:57 GMT). Duzce lies on the eastern fringe of the region hit by the August 17, 1999 quake. The death toll... -
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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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June 1992 Landers and Big Bear, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Southern California residents were rudely awakened Sunday morning June 28, 1992 at 04:57 am (June 28 at 11:57 GMT), by an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 (Ms) followed by... -
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November 1999 Vanuatu, Vanuatu Islands Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
An earthquake estimated between moment magnitude 7.1 and 7.5 occurred off the east coast of Vanuatu on November 26, 1999 at 13:21 UTC. The earthquake generated a... -
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Irazu, Costa Rica Images
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Located 25 km from San Jose, Irazu is the highest volcano in Costa Rica and also has the country's earliest historic eruption (1772). -
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Soufriere St. Vincent, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Volcano Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This volcano is located on St. Vincent in the West Indies. It has a lake in its crater. Born in 1718, the volcano has had seven eruptions including violent eruptions...