The shock was felt six hundred miles away, including much of New England. Damage to buildings was substantial but there…
An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 with its epicenter close to the city destroyed most of Tokyo and burned down what…
After causing major damage in the Florida Keys this hurricane devastated Corpus Christi. The hurricane of 1919 was one of…
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7 and, while extensive damage was done, there was no loss of life because…
An F5 tornado struck New Richmond, Wisconsin. As the tornado traveled toward New Richmond it destroyed many farms, killing in…
A series of earthquakes, all of them of magnitude 7 or more, struck the Yakut region of Alaska. The main…
This whole coastal area experiences greater damage from earthquakes and tsunamis than anywhere else on the Californian coast because of…
All places within fifty miles of Lompoc suffered damage and a tsunami from the earthquake was recorded on the tidal…
This storm’s extremely high winds, high storm surge, record low pressure, and high fatalities earned it the name of the…
As the Hindenburg came in to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey, it caught fire and, with hydrogen tanks in use,…