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Number
of Earthquakes Worldwide for 2000 - 2007
Located by the US Geological Survey National Earthquake Information
Center
Magnitude . . 2000 . 2001. 2002 . 2003 . 2004 . 2005 . 2006 .
2007
8.0 to 9.9------1---------1--------
0--------1------ 2--------1--------1-------3
7.0 to 7.9-----14-------15-------13-------14------14------10-------10------4
6.0 to 6.9----158-----126-----130-----140----141----140-----132----104
5.0 to 5.9-- 1345---1243----1218---1203--1515----1693---1483---960
4.0 to 4.9---8045----8084---8584----8462--10888--13917--13069--6847
3.0 to 3.9---4784----6151---7005----7624---7932----9191----9953---5227
2.0 to 2.9---3758----4162---6419----7727---6316----4636----4016---1893
1.0 to 1.9---1026-----944---1137----2506---1344-------26-------19----26
0.1 to 0.9-------5--------1------10------134------103-------0---------2-----
0
No Mag.--- 3120---2938---2937----3608---2939-----864-------849---1098
Total----22256---23534---27454---31419--31194--30478--29534--16162
Estimated
Deaths----231---21357---1685---33819---284010---82364---6605---153
The Ten Largest
Earthquakes Since 1900
Location -------------------------Date---------Magnitude
1. Chile -------------------------------------May
22, 1960---------------- 9.5
2. Prince William Sound, Alaska------Mar. 28, 1964---------------
9.2
3. Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands----Mar. 9, 1957----------9.1
4. Kamchatka----------------------------- Nov. 4, 1952-----------------
9.0
5 Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia------- Dec. 26, 2004----------------
9.0
6. Off the coast of Ecuador----------- Jan. 31, 1906------------------
8.8
7. Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands------Feb. 4, 1965-------------------8.7
8. Northern Sumatra, Indonesia------Mar. 28, 2005-----------------8.7
9. India-China border------------------ Aug. 15, 1950-----------------8.6
10. Kamchatka--------------------------- Feb. 3, 1923-------------------8.5
Earthquakes
and Volcanic Eruptions
1985, Sept. 19–20, Mexico: magnitude 8.0 earthquake devastated part
of Mexico City and three coastal states; estimated 25,000 killed
(9,500 official).
Nov. 14–16, Colombia: eruption
of Nevada del Ruiz, 85 mi northwest of Bogotá.
Mudslides buried most of the town of Armero and devastated Chinchiná;
21,800 killed.
1988, Dec. 7, Armenia: earthquake
measuring 6.8 in magnitude killed nearly 25,000,
injured 15,000, and left at least 400,000 homeless.
1989; Oct. 17, San Francisco Bay area:
earthquake measuring 7.1 in magnitude killed 67 and injured over 3,000. Over 100,000 buildings damaged
or destroyed.
1990, June 21, northwest Iran: magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroyed
cities and villages in Caspian Sea area. At least 50,000 dead,
over 60,000 injured, and 400,000 homeless. July 16, northern
Philippines: magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed nearly 2,000.
1991, July 15, Luzon Island, Philippines: eruption of Mt. Pinatubo buried over 300 sq mi under volcanic ash and resulted in more
than 800 deaths.
1993, Aug. 8, Guam: earthquake
measuring 8.1 in magnitude caused severe damage
to many structures but no fatalities. Sept. 29, India:
earthquake measuring 6.2 killed
9,748 and destroyed nearly all the buildings in Khillari.
1994, Jan. 17, San Fernando Valley, Calif.: earthquake, 6.6 in magnitude,
killed 61 and injured over 8,000. Damage estimated at $13–20
billion.
1995, Jan. 17, Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe,
Japan: 5,500 killed and 36,800 injured. Earthquake
magnitude: 6.9.
1997. May 12, northeast Iran: severe
earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude left more
than 1,500 people dead and at least 4,460 injured. June–Sept.,
southern Montserrat: ongoing eruption of Soufrière Hills
volcano since July 1995; killed 20 people in major
eruption on June 25, 1997, rendered southern two-thirds of Montserrat
uninhabitable, and forced some 8,000 of the island's 12,000 residents
to abandon the island.
1998. May 30, northern Afghanistan: magnitude 6.9 earthquake and aftershocks killed at least 4,000. A quake on Feb. 4 in same area killed about
2,300.
July 17, Papua New Guinea: three
tsunamis, possibly spurred by an undersea landslide following
an earthquake, wiped out entire villages in the
northwest province of Sepik. At least 2,100 killed.
1999, Jan. 25, Armenia, Colombia:
1,185 dead and more than 4,000 injured in magnitude
6.2 earthquake. Over 200,000 left homeless. Aug.
17, northwest Turkey: magnitude
7.6 earthquake centered near Izmit killed over
17,000 and injured about 44,000. Damage estimated at $8.5 billion. Another severe 7.2 temblor killed
more than 700 in Ducze and nearby towns in Nov.
Sept. 21, central Taiwan: severe 7.7 earthquake
and aftershocks killed 2,295 and injured 8,729.
2001, Jan. 13, El Salvador: magnitude
7.7 earthquake set off some 185 landslides across
El Salvador; at least 850 died and nearly 100,000 houses were
destroyed.
Jan. 26, Bhuj, India: magnitude
7.7 earthquake rocked western Indian state of
Gujarat, killing more than 20,000 people and leaving 600,000 homeless.
2002, March 25, northeast Afghanistan: series of earthquakes—the
largest measuring 6.1 in magnitude—rattled
an area 100 mi north of Kabul. Estimated 1,000 people killed.
The city of Nahrin, a densely populated district capital, was
completely razed.
2003, May 21, Northern
Algeria: magnitude
6.8 earthquake killed 2,266 people. The epicenter
was 40 mi east of Algiers, the capital city. Dec. 26,
Bam, Iran: magnitude 6.6 earthquake devastated the ancient historic city of Bam in southeast Iran,
killing 26,200 people, injured 30,000, and left 75,000 homeless,
as mud-brick buildings collapsed.
2004, Dec. 26, Sumatra, Indonesia:
magnitude 9.0 earthquake, off the west coast of
Sumatra, caused a tremendously powerful tsunami in the Indian
Ocean that hit 12 Asian countries, killing more than 225,000 and
leaving millions homeless. It was the deadliest tsunami in history.
2005, Feb. 22, Zarand, Iran: magnitude
6.4 earthquake in central Iran shook more than
40 villages, killing at least 612 people, injuring over 1,400,
and destroying villages with many mud–brick houses.
March 28, Sumatra, Indonesia: magnitude
8.7 earthquake, off the west coast of Sumatra,
killed 1,313. Many buildings in the islands of Nias and Simeulue
were destroyed and some officials feared another tsunami would
occur. The same area was at the center of a huge
tsunami in December that killed over 225,000 people.
Officials at the U.S. Geological Survey said that yesterday's earthquake was an aftershock of
December's 9.0 quake. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake
was twice the power of the 8.7 magnitude quake. Oct. 8,
Pakistan: magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered
in the Pakistani-controlled part of the Kashmir region killed
more than 80,000 and injured 65,000. About half of the region’s
capital city, Muzaffarabad, has been destroyed, other towns and
villages were flattened, and the extreme mountainous terrain and
bad weather made many areas unreachable for weeks after the quake.
An estimated 4 million were left homeless with winter on the way
and insufficient resources to provide shelter.
2006, May 26, Java, Indonesia: (May 27 at 5:54 AM local time in Java, Indonesia). 6.3
magnitude earthquake killed 5,749 people and destroyed
127,000 homes. This area had also been under an intense volcano
watch due to he ongoing eruption of the volcano Merapi
July 17, Java, Indonesia: an earthquake triggered a sunami, killing
730.
2007, March 6, Sumatra, Indonesia: (March 6 at 10:49 AM local time in Sumatra). Two
earthquakes, magnitudes 6.4 and 6.3, killed at
least 70 people in western Sumatra. Several hundred were injured,
and more than 1,000 buildings collapsed. April 1, Honiara,
Solomon Islands: (April 2 at 7:39 AM local time in Honiara,
Solomon Islands). Magnitude 8.1
earthquake and ensuing tsunami left at least 34
dead and thousands homeless. The Solomon Islands are located in
a part of the Pacific referred to as the "Ring of Fire" due to the frequency of volcanic activity and earthquakes in the
region. July 16, Niigata, Japan: (July 16 at
10:13 AM local time in Niigata, Japan) 6.8 magnitude earthquake left at least 11 dead
and injured more than 900. The tremor caused skyscrapers in Tokyo
to sway for almost a minute, and buckled roads and bridges. Earthquake
damage was also (belatedly) reported at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
nuclear power plant, which was eventually shut down until its
safety could be confirmed. Aug. 15, coast of central Peru: (Aug. 15 at 6:40 PM local time in Chincha Alta, Peru) At least
337 are reported dead after a 8.0-magnitude
earthquake strikes coastal cities near Lima, Peru.
I have entered the
earthquakes, tsunami
tidal waves and volcanic eruptions just from 1985, to give you
an idea of the following.
Matthew 24:7 For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes,
in divers places. (KJV) See: Matthew Chapter 24.
Indian Ocean
Tsunami: The Deadliest in History
On Dec. 26, 2004, a
9.0 magnitude earthquake—the largest earthquake
in 40 years—ruptured in the Indian Ocean, off the northwest
coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake triggered
the deadliest tsunami in world history, so powerful that the waves
caused loss of life on the coast of Africa and were even detected
on the East Coast of the United States. More than 225,000 people
have died from the disaster, a half a million have been injured,
thousands still remain missing, and millions were left homeless.
Eleven countries bordering the Indian Ocean—all relatively
poor and vulnerable—suffered devastation. Hardest hit were
Indonesia (particularly the province of Aceh), Sri Lanka, India,
Thailand, and the Maldives. The catastrophic damage included the
destruction of entire cities, the contamination of farmland and
forests, and the depletion of fishing stocks. Some areas faced
starvation and increased suseptibility to disease. Even countries
with relatively low death tolls suffered enormous damage—the
Maldives, for example, had less than 100 deaths, yet the tsunami
left 14 of the archipelago's islands uninhabitable, requiring
its inhabitants to be permanently evacuated, and another 79 islands
without safe drinking water.
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