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Both the mountainous location and the political setting of the earthquake led to delays and

A sequence of disruptions to communications because of this earthquake closed down business activities for

This devastating Greensburg tornado was an F5 tornado, rarely seen, and not previously experienced in

Damage was extensive and large as twenty-five miles of the San Andreas Fault slipped. On

This was the second largest volcanic eruption worldwide in the twentieth century. The biggest was

The peak gusts of 164 mph led to huge destruction of homes in the built-up

The damage caused was enormous and concentrated because this earthquake occurred within a densely-populated area.

Like the Northridge earthquake that also occurred in a densely populated area, Kobe suffered very

This international waterway annually faces the risk of flooding because of the several variables that

The flooding from hurricanes can be extremely destructive as became clear in the $6 billion

Earthquakes are frequent in this part of South America where the Nazca Tectonic Plate is

The whole world was shaken by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia. Around

The earthquake in west-central Peru triggered a massive avalanche that swept downhill from a height

Cyclones that strike land from the Bay of Bengal, India, have always caused high death

The epicenter was one hundred miles northeast of the city and the earthquake, with a

Information about this earthquake was slow in coming because the Chinese authorities did not want

This was the most recent in the long history of volcanic eruptions in the Cascades.

Since no known faults had been identified in this area, no one expected this earthquake.