Not all mega tsunamis are made by nature, this heartbreaking account was caused by man-made factors. Our hearts and prayers go out to the thousands of people’s whose lives would be changed forever, on this tragic day in history. On October 9, 1963, at 10:39 pm 260 million cubic meters of rock broke off from the […]
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The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October in Pakistani administered Azad Kashmir. It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It registered a moment magnitude of 7.6 and had a maximum Mercalli intensity
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Disasters -Today in NZ History. The date is August 5th, the year is 1900. The Disaster is the Motu River drownings. The story and names of the precious children and adults who lost their lives are below. Today we remember them. MOTU TRAGEDY SUNDAY 5 AUGUST 1900 From Historical Review – Bay of Plenty Journal
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On August 17, 1999, a magnitude Mw 7.4 earthquake occurred along the westernmost North Anatolian fault. The earthquake epicenter was 11 km southeast of the City of Izmit, in the sub-province of Kocaeli, a densely populated area in the industrial heartland of Turkey, and less than 80 km southeast of Istanbul. The earthquake damaged buildings
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Two 1914 East Cape earthquakes shook the upper North Island of New Zealand; on the 6th October and 27th of October. They were large and shallow, with their epicentres close together northwest of Ruatoria in the Gisborne District. The earthquakes were felt strongly throughout the East Cape area, most noticeably in areas east of the epicentre such as Waipiro Bay, with a large amount of damage
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Today in Disaster History, This 29th Day of September, The 2009 Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami. On this day a devastating Magnitude 8.1 Earthquake struck Samoa producing 14-meter (46 Foot) Tsunami waves. This event tragically took 189 precious lives. (Most of them children of Samoa). This was to be the biggest earthquake of 2009. There were
A volcanic eruption of Mount Ontake (御嶽山, Ontake-san) took place on September 27, 2014, killing 63 people. Mount Ontake is a volcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu around 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Nagoya and around 200 km (120 mi) west of Tokyo. It was the first fatal volcanic eruption in Japan since the 1991 eruption at Mount Unzen, and the deadliest volcanic eruption in Japan since Torishima killed an estimated 150 people in
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Come on a journey with us back to 1944 with this incredible black and white news-reel footage, from the day. NZ Survivor Limited New Zealand’s Choice for WorkplaceCivil Defence and First Aid Equipment. www.nzsurvivor.co.nz
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Tornado struck near midday on 25 August 1948 On 25 August 1948, a tornado ripped through Frankton on the western outskirts of Hamilton shortly before midday. Three people were killed and about 80 injured of which five were admitted to hospital. During the ten minutes it took for the tornado to cut a path 100
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The Krakatoa Eruption which is part of the ring of fire, affected the entire world for years. Here are the basic facts and findings I have found, that you might find interesting about this disastrous event in history. Although this eruption started 100 days beforehand, in May 1883, at around 1.06pm on the 26th of
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