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On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Japan — the 4th most powerful ever recorded. The resulting tsunami reached…
Open this tour on the live map →On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Japan — the 4th most powerful ever recorded. The resulting tsunami reached heights of 40 meters and traveled up to 10 km inland. 19,759 people died, 6,242 were injured, and 2,553 remain missing. The tsunami triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (INES…
On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra triggered the deadliest tsunami in recorded history. Waves up to 30 meters struck 14 countries across the Indian Ocean. Death toll: 227,898 people across Indonesia (170,000), Sri Lanka (35,000), India (16,000), and Thailand (8,000). The tsunami traveled at 800 km/h — the speed…
On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck just 25 km from Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake killed an estimated 220,000–316,000 people, injured 300,000, and left 1.5 million homeless — in a country that was already the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. 250,000 homes and 30,000 commercial buildings collapsed.…
On February 6, 2023, two massive earthquakes (M7.8 and M7.7) struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria within 9 hours. Death toll: 59,259 (Turkey: 50,783, Syria: 8,476). Over 120,000 were injured. 14 million people were affected across both countries. The quake was felt in Egypt, 1,500 km away. In Turkey, 520,000+ buildings were…
On August 24, 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted with a force estimated at VEI-5, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under 4–6 meters of volcanic ash and pumice. An estimated 16,000 people died from pyroclastic flows reaching 700°C and moving at 100 km/h. The cities were preserved in extraordinary detail — frozen in time for…
On August 27, 1883, Krakatoa erupted in one of the most violent volcanic events in recorded history (VEI-6). The explosion was heard 4,800 km away in Australia — the loudest sound in modern history. It produced tsunamis up to 30 meters high, killing 36,417 people. The eruption ejected 25 km³ of rock and ash, causing global temperatures…
Mount Tambora's eruption on April 10, 1815 was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded human history — VEI-7. It ejected 160 km³ of material and the eruption column reached 43 km into the stratosphere. Direct deaths: ~10,000. But the global climate effects killed far more: the sulfur dioxide blocked sunlight, causing 1816 to be…
Earth experiences approximately 500,000 detectable earthquakes per year. Of these, 100,000 can be felt, and ~100 cause damage. The deadliest earthquake in history: Shaanxi, China (1556) — 830,000 dead. The most powerful ever recorded: Chile (1960) — magnitude 9.5. There are approximately 1,500 potentially active volcanoes worldwide, with…
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Find this place on a blank map: which country and continent is it in?
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Find this place on a blank map: which country and continent is it in?
Write down two facts you learned about this place.
Why does this place matter? Explain in one or two sentences.
Reflection: Which station surprised you most, and why?