An earthquake of magnitude 8 occurred offshore from Gloucester and damaged coastal areas; it was the largest earthquake experienced in…
California’s most powerful earthquake ever struck Fort Tejon, a place near the San Andreas Fault. The quake’s epicenter was some…
An earthquake of magnitude 7.9, the biggest ever, hit the island of Hawaii. The earthquake caused enormous damage in Hawaii…
Cyclones from the Bay of Bengal in the northeast of India frequently cause extensive damage. This cyclone took 60,000 lives…
Fascination with disasters seems to be widespread as evidenced by the rapidity with which Hollywood picks up on so many,…
The greatest volcanic eruption about which we know quite a lot Lake Toba is in the middle of Northern Sumatra.…
Most of Rome, the Capital of the Roman Empire, was destroyed by fire in 64 On July 19, 64, the…
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii and killed its residents - On the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy In…
A tsunami generated by an earthquake in Greece destroyed Alexandria - Harbor of Alexandria, Egypt In the summer of 365,…
Bubonic Plague from Asia arrived via Africa at Constantinople in 542 In 542, Roman Emperor Justinian was actively rebuilding the…