Katmai Volcanic Eruption – Alaska – June 6, 1912

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Volcanic ash in volume greater than the sum of all other volcanic eruptions in Alaska was ejected and devastated every…

Texas Hurricane – August 4, 1915

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A storm surge of twelve feet inundated the business district of the city to a depth of six feet and…

Vancouver Island Earthquake – Canada – December 6, 1918

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This one had a magnitude of 7 but its activity was unrelated to the sub ducting plate. Earthquakes are common…

Florida Hurricane – September 18, 1926

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This hurricane was sixty miles wide and it reached Florida at 150 mph, causing a death toll between 325 and…

Pleasant Valley Earthquake – Nevada – October 3, 1915

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Pleasant Valley was thinly populated and the main impact of the quake was geological, creating a twenty-mile scarp at the…

Louisiana Hurricane – September 20, 1909

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Six million dollars of damage was caused in New Orleans and 350 people were killed. The Louisiana hurricane of September…

Mona Passage Earthquake – Puerto Rico – October 11, 1918

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It was wartime. World War I was still being fought. The death toll was 116 and damage costs four million…

Socorro Earthquake 2 – New Mexico – November 15, 1906

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Considerable damage was done to homes but little loss of life, as far as is known. Damage was much more…

Socorro Earthquake 1 – New Mexico – July 16, 1906

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Considerable damage was done to homes but little loss of life, as far as is known, because of the low…

Cook Inlet Earthquake – Alaska – December 31, 1901

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Earthquakes are frequent in Alaska but less frequent in magnitudes over 7. This 1901, magnitude 7.1, earthquake was related to…