Kern County Earthquake โ California – July 21, 1952
The largest Californian earthquake since 1906 struck Kern County in 1952. The epicenter was located
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Assam Earthquake โ India – August 15, 1950
The quakeโs epicenter was in China but almost all the damage and death toll occurred
Queen Charlotte Islands Earthquake โ Canada – August 22, 1949
This earthquake occurred on the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates at
Galveston Hurricane โ Texas – September 8, 1900
The worst natural disaster before Hurricane Katrina struck Galveston in 1900. This hurricane flooded the
New England Hurricane – September 21, 1938
Wrong assumptions about the course this hurricane would take led to inadequate preparations for its
Imperial Valley Earthquake โ California – May 19, 1940
The Imperial Valley experienced an earthquake of magnitude 7.1. The population of the Valley was
Paricutin Volcanic Eruption โ Mexico – February 19, 1943
The eruption continued in the village of Paricutin, about two hundred miles west of Mexico
San Juan Earthquake โ Argentina – January 15, 1944
This magnitude 7.8 quake was the largest natural disaster in the history of Argentina, which
Shinnston Tornado – West Virginia – June 23, 1944
This tornado had a width of a thousand feet as it touched down. It killed
Northeast United States Hurricane – September 15, 1944
This Northeast hurricane received the name the Great Atlantic because of its devastating work on
Unimak Tsunami โ Alaska – April 1, 1946
This tsunami, with a wave height of one hundred feet, was triggered by an underwater
Gainesville Tornado – April 6, 1936
This tornado reached downtown Gainesville as a double-funnel storm that caused 203 deaths and $13
Quetta Earthquake – May 31, 1935
Quetta is 5,500 feet above sea level and is located in a very mountainous area
Bihar Earthquake โ India – January 15, 1934
This magnitude 8.1 earthquake ruptured the earth for a distance of 1,200 miles and killed
Baffin Bay Earthquake โ Canada – November 20, 1933
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4 but the outstanding point about it is that
Sanriku Earthquake โ Japan – March 2, 1933
The offshore earthquake, though powerful, was barely felt on shore so no one was prepared
Nevada Earthquake – December 21, 1932
There were no casualties from this quake but complicated faulting occurred along a stretch of
Grand Banks Earthquake – Nova Scotia – November 18, 1929
The slump was triggered by an earthquake of magnitude 7.3, 150 miles south of the
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