Mattoon Tornado โ Illinois – May 26, 1917
Mattoon was responsible for the deaths of 121 people in the town of the same
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Kelud Volcanic Eruption โ Indonesia – May 1, 1919
The eruption expelled a lake on its surface, throwing mud and pyroclastic flows from the
Katmai Volcanic Eruption โ Alaska – June 6, 1912
Volcanic ash in volume greater than the sum of all other volcanic eruptions in Alaska
Texas Hurricane – August 4, 1915
A storm surge of twelve feet inundated the business district of the city to a
Vancouver Island Earthquake โ Canada – December 6, 1918
This one had a magnitude of 7 but its activity was unrelated to the sub
Florida Hurricane – September 18, 1926
This hurricane was sixty miles wide and it reached Florida at 150 mph, causing a
Pleasant Valley Earthquake โ Nevada – October 3, 1915
Pleasant Valley was thinly populated and the main impact of the quake was geological, creating
Louisiana Hurricane – September 20, 1909
Six million dollars of damage was caused in New Orleans and 350 people were killed.
Mona Passage Earthquake – Puerto Rico – October 11, 1918
It was wartime. World War I was still being fought. The death toll was 116
Socorro Earthquake 2 – New Mexico – November 15, 1906
Considerable damage was done to homes but little loss of life, as far as is
Socorro Earthquake 1 – New Mexico – July 16, 1906
Considerable damage was done to homes but little loss of life, as far as is
Cook Inlet Earthquake โ Alaska – December 31, 1901
Earthquakes are frequent in Alaska but less frequent in magnitudes over 7. This 1901, magnitude
Mongolia Earthquake – July 9, 1905
A vast area of two million square miles was damaged by this earthquake and the
Assam Earthquake โ India – June 12, 1897
A violent earthquake of magnitude 8.7 struck northeast India in 1897. Destruction was massive all
Mount Pelee Volcanic Eruption – May 8, 1902
The eruption burst out of the side of the volcano rather than from the top.
San Francisco Earthquake โ California – April 18, 1906
This was the first devastating Californian earthquake to destroy a major city. Three thousand lost
Goliad Tornado โ Texas – May 18, 1902
This tornado claimed 114 lives, injured 230 others, and caused damage equal to $50,000 in
Turtle Mountain Landslide – Alberta, Canada – April 29, 1903
Excessive amounts of coal were removed from the mountain without adequate protection from overlying layers
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