Earthquake
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An earthquake, also called a quake, tremor, or temblor, is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can r
Aerial photo of the San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain, northwest of Los Angeles
Collapsed Gran Hotel building in the San Salvador metropolis, after the shallow 1986 San Salvador earthquake
The 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes ruptured along segments of the East Anatolian Fault at supershear speeds; more than 50,000 people died in both countries.
The Messina earthquake and tsunami took about 80,000 lives on December 28, 1908, in Sicily and Calabria.
1960 Valdivia earthquake
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The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami or the Great Chilean earthquake occurred on 22 May 1960. Most studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale, making it the strongest earthqua
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…and other seismic events. Significant historical earthquakes include the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China, with over 300,000 fatalities, and the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, the largest ever recorded at 9.5 magnitude. Earthquakes result in various effects, such as ground shaking and soil liquefaction, leading to…
Collapsed buildings in Valdivia
Travel time of the tsunami across the Pacific Ocean at one-hour intervals
Hilo, Hawaii, after the tsunami
Effect of the tsunami at Kamaishi, Japan