Top 10 Earthquakes

1/31/2013

Use the website listed below to determine your assigned earthquakes damage, magnitude, and number of deaths. Summarize the decription of the earthquake in a paragraph and explain your thoughts and feelings as you read about this earthquake.

On a sheet of paper, graph the number of deaths according to the scale of the earthquake on a sheet of paper. (use a bar graph).

Respond to at least one classmates post by comparing the earthquake you summarized to the earthquake your peer summarized. Be sure that your classmates summarized a DIFFERENT earthquake than you did.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/most_destructive.php

132 Comments

cameron dutton

1/31/2013 09:45:19 pm

It occured near hauxian. More than 830,000 people were killed during it. There were landslides and sandblows during this earthquake. The walls of the cities fell down. I feel bad for all the families who's houses had fell down and the families who had deaths during this earthquake.

Trent Kennedy

1/31/2013 10:11:37 pm

Wow that was a lot of people that got killed. It must have been strong to nock down the walls of the city.

Jake Woolard

1/31/2013 10:18:38 pm

I can't believe that 830,000 people were killed. My guess is that they were not prepared. I also feel bad for the families who were made homeless.

Blake barry

1/31/2013 10:22:50 pm

Yea i agree, I bet it struck them totaly by surprise,there would probably not be as much deaths if they new it was comming

Wes Purcell

1/31/2013 11:06:36 pm

This earthquake had almost 700,000 more earthquakes than Portugal,Lisbon.

Ashton Gambino

1/31/2013 11:54:39 pm

Wow that was a lot of deaths!the Haiti region had estimated 316,000 deaths.

Zac Kumpila

1/31/2013 09:45:37 pm

My earthquake was number 8. This earthquake happened in Messina,Italy. There was 72,000 deaths, and it had a magnitude of 7.2. 40% of all the population was killed.Tsunami heights of 20-39ft seen on the coast of Sicily south of Messina. Fires happened too. That was a bad earthquake.

Christian Strickland

1/31/2013 10:20:27 pm

I agree that is a horrible earthquake.IT is crazy it took out 40 pecent of there population.Im suprised it was only number eight.

Abigail Bland

1/31/2013 11:15:08 pm

That is bad that 40% of the population was killed.The tsunami was very tall also.

Aubrey Ray Sheffield

2/3/2013 03:56:27 am

My earthquake was both similar and different to Zac's. Both of our earthquakes had tsunamis. His earthquake had about 72,000 deaths, but mine had 70,000 deaths. The magnitude of his earthquake was 7.2. Mine was a 8.7 magnitude.

Quincy Tanner

2/3/2013 04:00:36 am

I agree it was a bad earthquake.It had a huge magnitude. That would have to be a huge tsunami.

Christian Strickland

1/31/2013 09:46:53 pm

The Haiti earthquake was a maginitude of 7.0.It killed 316,000 people and injured 300,000.It displaced a number of 1.3 million people and destroyed 97,294 houses were demolished and 188,383 were damaged in the Port au Prince area and much of Southern Hatie.

logan williams

1/31/2013 10:18:45 pm

I agree 1.3 million people is a lot of people.This is truly an awful Earthquake.

Wes Purcell

1/31/2013 10:42:11 pm

to only be a 7.0 earthquake it really packed a punch

sam glisson

1/31/2013 10:45:35 pm

I agree this earthquake was bad because the structures of the buildings were bad

Trent Kennedy

1/31/2013 09:46:59 pm

The Haiyuan,Ningxia,China earthquake was in China. There was many landslides. Many houses were destroyed.Over 73,000 people were killed.Scientist discovered a river that had changed its direction completely.There was also ground cracks.It had a 7.8 magnatude.This earthquake occured in 7 Province and Regions. About 200km (125mi) of surface faulting has been seen.

Megan Kinsey

1/31/2013 10:17:33 pm

Wow! over 73,000 people were killed that is huge earthquake. A river changed directions completely? That must have been a masive earthquake. That just goes to show you how powerful an earthquake really is. That is God working too though none of this is happenning with out him being involved. It is really amazing too see what a powerful God we have.

cameron dutton

1/31/2013 10:19:25 pm

that was a lot of people that died! i wonder how many landslides there really was.

Alyssa Brannen :D

1/31/2013 11:54:51 pm

Wow. That Was Less People Than I Had! I Had OVer 830,000 People Die. But For A River To Change Completely That Has To Be Pretty Bad!

Alyssa Brannen :D

1/31/2013 11:58:47 pm

Wow. That is alot of people! I had over 830,000 people die in my earthquake, But for a river to chamge completely that has to be pretty massive. I had a bunch of buildings and houses detsroyed, but not a river change completely!

COURTNEY COLEY

2/1/2013 12:05:21 am

Whoa thats a lot of people killed. 73,000 is a lot of people. That had to have been a big earthquake to kill that many people. I'm gald i havet been in an earthquake that big!! :) bye!!!

Katie Bell

1/31/2013 10:12:32 pm

The earthquake in Shaanxi, China, was disastrous. The death toll was an estimated 830,000 people. The earthquake was felt as far as 270 miles northeast of the epicenter. Damages from the earthquake included the following: buildings were destroyed, the ground sunk, and many people were killed. The earthquake was felt in nine provinces. I felt that this earthquake was very devastating. It must have been very trying for a lot of families.

Charla Durrence

1/31/2013 10:19:31 pm

Wow! I am very glad I wasn't in that earthquake. In those 9 provinces, I am sure many people were confused. They might have thought there was an earthquake and they didn't know about it. I feel very bad about how many people died from this. 830,000 people is alot of people to die!

Graham Tanner

1/31/2013 10:21:00 pm

This earthquake sounds very devastating. 830,000 people were killed and it was felt 270 miles northeast of the epicenter. Its magnitude must have been very high. I feel bad for all of the families that suffered during that time.

Kylie Brockman

1/31/2013 10:22:00 pm

Wow! more than 830,000 people killed that's a lot! You could feel it as far as 270 miles away! Now that is impressive.

RayeAnna Strickland

2/1/2013 12:05:38 am

Wow! That must've been awful! There were so many deaths and damage to there buildings and land! I'm so glad I didn't have to go through that earthquake!!

Aubrey Ray Sheffield

2/3/2013 03:34:15 am

This earthquake sounds awful! I can't believe there were 830,000 deaths. That had to be devistating for families. I bet this town was hard to get fixed up again. This earthquake was one of the worst ones that I just read about!

Megan Kinsey link

1/31/2013 10:12:46 pm

Well, the damage of the earthquake in Poruagl, Lisbon was very harsh. It occured on All Saints Day 1755/11/01. While many of the people were in church.The stone buildings they were in swayed violently and collapsed on the people. Many people who went to the river for safety got drowned by a tsunami. It was a 8.7 in magnitude. 70,000 people died in this earthquake. It was a tragedy.

Courtney Kirkland

1/31/2013 10:20:54 pm

Wow! Sounds like the distaer in Portugal, Lisbon was very bad. Im sure it was bad that the people had building fall on them. That would be horrible. Over 70,000 people died, thats a lot , and a lot of people were drowned by the tsunami. It was 8.7 magnitude . Thats a high magnitude. I hope this never happens to me.

Madeline Thompson:)

2/1/2013 12:20:06 am

Those poor people! Praising God one minute and praying for their lives the next! This earthquake sounds very bad and very damaging.

Aubrey Ray Sheffield

1/31/2013 10:12:53 pm

This earthquake hit hard in Lisbon. When the earthquake hit, many people were in church. Stone buildings swayed back and forth and fell. A lot of the people who were on the riverfront drowned from a big tsunami. One quarter of the population was gone. 7000 people died from this this earthquake. This earthquake was a magnitude of 8.7. This was a very strong earthquake.

Aubrey Ray Sheffield

1/31/2013 10:16:44 pm

I maent there were 70,000 deaths in Lisbon.

Katie Bell

1/31/2013 10:23:25 pm

It is horrible that people drowned. I'm sure a lot of people were scared. It was a very strong earthquake! A lot if damage probably occured.

Elizabeth Porter

1/31/2013 10:57:03 pm

I agree. I feel bad for all the people that lost their house and their lives. I bet it scared alot of people in Lisbon.

KALEB SHUMAN

1/31/2013 11:01:03 pm

Wow that was a big earthquake I feel bad for all the familys that were in it and that was alot of people who died. but my earthquake killed 830thousand and caused damage for 270 mile that is a long way mine was a pretty bad earthqake to

logan williams

1/31/2013 10:13:17 pm

The Sumatra Earthquake is the third largest Earthquake in the world since 1900, but it's the largest since 1964. It had a magnitude of about 9.1 ,so it killed about 227,898 people and about 1.7 million people were displaced by it.The tsunami was one of the most devastating in the world.

Matt Griner

1/31/2013 10:41:15 pm

My earthquake only had a magnitude of 8.7.... So, 9.1 is a pretty bad magnitude. And, all of my people were in church so they had the lord lookin after them!!!

Ridge Bradley

1/31/2013 10:53:57 pm

That earthquake had to be very devastating at a 9.1 magnitude and 227,898 people were killed. The earthquake I had wasn't near as bad compared to this one; it had a magnitude of 7.2 and 72000 people were killed.

Charla Durrence

1/31/2013 10:13:24 pm

On June 6,1990, in Western Iran, an earthquake occurred.The damage was extensive. Landslides had occurred in this region. In the Rasnt-Quazvin-Zanjin area, almost ALL homes and buildings were destroyed by this earthquake.The magnitude of this earthquake was a 7.4. This earthquake left 400,000 or more people homeless. It killed at least 50,000.

Graham Tanner

1/31/2013 10:14:03 pm

My earthquake was in Western Iran. It's magnitude was a 7.4. There were an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 deaths and more than 60,000 were injured. Almost all the buildings were destroyed leaving 400,000 left homeless.

Jake Woolard

1/31/2013 10:15:13 pm

There was extreme destruction in the Tokyo-Yokohama. Of the 694,000 homes, 381,000 were partially or completely destroyed.Another name for this earthquake is the Great Tokyo Earthquake or the Great Tokyo Fire. Yokohama received the most damage.The Bozo and Izu Peninsulas and O-Shima also received damage. A tsunami that was 12 meters high hit O-Shima.

Courtney Kirkland link

1/31/2013 10:17:21 pm

Well the Earthquake I read about took place in Messiana, Italy. When I read abou this earthquake, it had harsh damage. 72,000 people died from this desasture. Over 40 % of Messiana, Italy's population and more than 25 % of Reggio Di Calabrai killed by this earthquake, also Tsunamis and fires were part of the disaster.

Lane Dasher

1/31/2013 10:17:39 pm

My earthquake was number 7. It happened at Pakistan in 2005. It was a 7.6 earthquake. There were at least 86,000 people killed and more than 69,000 were injured. In the town of Uri, 80% of the town was destroyed. There were plenty of landslides and rockslides. 4 million people were left homeless. It was a very bad earthquake.

Maggie Greer

2/1/2013 05:58:55 am

This earthquake must have been bad. There were a lot of people killed and injured. 80% of the town was destroyed? That will take a long time to recover.

Blake barry

1/31/2013 10:18:07 pm

On January 3,1556 near Hauxian,China a magnitude 8 eathquake struck,killing over 830,000 people it caused landslides,sandblows,and building destruction.i felt bad for the thousands of family's that had death's.

Emma Dasher link

1/31/2013 10:18:26 pm

I got earthquake Pakistan. My earthquake was very destructive. It had 86,000 deaths, and it's magnitude was a 7.6. The damage this earthquake caused was horrible. Entire villages were destroyed. 32,335 buildings collapsed in Anantnag, Baramula, Jammu and Srinagar, Kashmire. It was estimated 4 million people in the area left homeless. Also, landslides and rockfalls damaged a few mountain roads and highways cutting off access to the region for days.

Connor Davis

2/3/2013 12:51:49 pm

Wow Emma I totally agree with you on everything that you said about this horrible earthquake! That is a whole bunch of deaths. It would be horrible if something like that happened here!

Rachel Jarriel

1/31/2013 10:19:43 pm

In Hati region on December 12,2010, a massive earthquake hit destroying 97,294 houses 300,000 people were ingured there were 31600 deathes it had a magnitude of 7.0 .It was felt in the bahamas it had a 12 meter tsunami.

Rachel Jarriel

1/31/2013 10:22:09 pm

I felt terriable forall these peoples lost a lot of people ,houses.

Maggie Greer

1/31/2013 10:19:55 pm

The earthquake in Shaanxi, China, was very devastating. Many people died, an estimated 830,000. In most towns, city walls collapsed. The ground sunk, and water gushed forming canals. It could be felt 270 miles away. I felt that this earthquake was horrific. Many people were probably left homeless.

Emily Thelkeld

1/31/2013 10:55:11 pm

This earthquake is similar to the earthquake in Pakistan although not as many people died in Pakistan. In Pakistan, at least four million were left homeless. Also many builings collapsed. You could have put the magnitude and date but you put detail. Good job.

Zac Kumpula

2/1/2013 04:49:25 am

That is bad that 830,000 people died! I can't even imagine how horrible that would be. My earthquake didnt have nearly as much deaths as yours did! Good Job!

Kylie Brockman

1/31/2013 10:19:55 pm

The Kanto earthquake occured in Japan. The date that it occured was January 9, 1923. The magnitude was a 7.9, so it was pretty big. It killed more than 142,000 people. The number of buildings destroyed was 381,000. A tsunami was generated in Sagami Bay. I think it must have been pretty big.

Zach Anderson

1/31/2013 10:22:16 pm

In the May of '08, a disastrous earthquake struck the Eastern Sichuan province of China. Rating a 7.9 on the Richter Scale, it had a minimum of 69,195 deaths, and a certain 374,177 injured; altogether, there was 45.5 million people affected. 15 million people were required to evacuate from their homes and districts, and consequently, a quarter of these were left homeless. The total balance of damage in US currency was nearly 86 million dollars. Many resources, such as buildings, railways, and mountain roads were destroyed by rockfalls and landslides. A landslide also dammed rivers, which created 34 barrier lakes, threatening the lives of 700,000 people.

Alexis Durrence link

1/31/2013 10:22:32 pm

I had the earthquake that was in Pakistan. It was a very distructive earthquake. More than 69,000 people were injured and 86,000 people were killed. The heaviest damage occured in the Muzaffarabad are, and in Kashmir entire villages were destroyed. an estimated 4 million people were left homeless.

Rebekah Cousson

1/31/2013 10:22:42 pm

On December 26 2004, an earthquake, with the magnitude of 9.1, struck the city of Sumatra. This is the third
largest earthquake in the world since the 1900.In total, 227,898 people were killed or were missing ,but were
presumed dead and about 1.7 million were displaced by the earthquake. The earthquake caused a great
tsunami that flooded the whole town. Two days later, a mud volcanoe near Baratang became active and gas
emissions were reported in Arakan, Myanmar.

Natalie Mincey

1/31/2013 10:57:15 pm

That sounds like a very devastating earthquake! It's sad how that many people were killed or presumed dead, and how so many people were displaced the earthquake!

Quincy Tanner

1/31/2013 10:23:15 pm

I had the number 6. It was a very big earthquake. I could not imagine going through that. 69,195 people were killed,374,177 were injured,18,392 missing and 5 million people were homeless. The total ecenomic loss was 86 billion dollars. It was so bad a train was buried by landside. 4 cities were almost destroyed. The magnitude was 7.9 kilometers.It ocurred in 5/12/08.

Todd

1/31/2013 10:47:33 pm

Quinner, I think nthe substancial damage that happened that day was horrendous! also, to add to what you said, it cost about 86,000,000,000,000 pennies!

Todd

1/31/2013 10:51:16 pm

Also Quinn-Domican-Sue, I think your quake was bad, but mine was worse. imagine all the beautiful buildings that are in italy being destroyed. That would STINK! No more gondalas):

Mattt Griner

1/31/2013 10:36:50 pm

I had the earthquake of Portugal, Libson. It occured on all saints day (11/01/1963) . It happend while 250,000 inhabitants were in church. It had a magnitude of 8.7. Many of the people who thought the river was safe, drowned by a tsunami.

dake

1/31/2013 10:45:53 pm

i felt bad becouse they wernt prepared

Todd link

1/31/2013 10:39:06 pm

I got #8 which is the earthquake in Messina, Italy. it had a magnitude of 7.2 and killed over 72,000 people. It killed over 40% of the Messina population and 25% of Reagio di Calabria's population. Amazingly enough, even with the initial quake happening in 1908, the aftershocks continued untill 1913. also, it had 20-33ft waves caused by the quake.

Matthew McGlashan

1/31/2013 11:57:51 pm

I agree with you. I think that because you had less deaths than me is because you had a less magnitude than me.

Wes Purcell

1/31/2013 10:39:27 pm

On November 1, 1755, Portugal,Lisbon's earthquake had a magnitude of 8.7 and killed 70,000 people. It occured on All Saints Day while most people were in church. The churches swayed and collapsed. The tsunami was deadly, and most of the town caught on fire

Grainger Ballard

1/31/2013 10:42:28 pm

I had the Haiyuan Ningxia earthquake in China. This earthquake had the maximum intensity on the Mercalli Scale. It killed over 73,000 people and almost every house collapsed in the cities of Longde and Huining (cities in the Lijunbu-Haiyuan-Ganyanchi area). This was a devastating earth quake.

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11/24/2013 12:31:32 pm

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jeffrey young

1/31/2013 10:43:26 pm

According to the official estimates there were 316,000 deaths and 300,000 injured.There were 97,249 houses destroyed.There was four people killed by one tsunami.

jeffrey young

1/31/2013 10:45:47 pm

This was haiti region earthquake it is the 2nd biggest in the world

kort kennedy

1/31/2013 10:56:10 pm

I feel bad for them because there not prepared,and i feel bad for the familys whos houses where destroyedThat earthquake was terrible.

sam glisson

1/31/2013 10:43:27 pm

Western Iran had an 7.4 magnitude earthquake on june 20 1990 it killed over 40,000 to 50,000 people .It injured 60,000 people.A little bit over 400,000 were homeless .Nearly all buildings were destroyed because the structures of the building were very poor.

Ridge Bradley

1/31/2013 10:43:44 pm

The earthquake that I had happened in Messina, Italy. The earthquake happened in 1908 and there were 72000 people killed by the earthquake and tsunamis. The tsunamis had height of 6-12 meters off the coast of Silicy ,and tsunami heights of 6-10 meters off the coast of Calabria. Aftershocks continued into 1913.

Ridge Bradley

1/31/2013 10:46:37 pm

The earthquake of Messina, Italy had a magnitude of 7.2.

Natalie Mincey

1/31/2013 10:43:44 pm

The earthquake in Eastern Sichuan, China was very disastrous! It had a magnitude of 7.9, about 195 people were killed and about 374,000 were injured; more than 45.5 million people in different areas were affected. More than 15 million people were evacuted and many were left homeless. About 5 million buildings were damaged or destroyed. The total ecomomic loss was over 86 billion dollars! This was a terrible earthquake!

Natalie Mincey

1/31/2013 10:50:43 pm

*about 69,000 people were killed not 365! haha

Haley Bowenn :D

1/31/2013 10:44:21 pm

My earthquake was in the Haiti region. An estimated 316,000 people died and 300,000 were injured. The magnitude of the earthquake was a 7.0. The damage done by this earthquake was terrible! It destroyed 97,294 houses and damaged 188,383. Not only that but 1.3 million people were displaced!

Taylor Sapp(:

1/31/2013 11:12:55 pm

Our earthquakes were kinda similiar. Mine had the most deaths ,and yours had the second most deaths. We both had much damage and and the magnitude was only 1 away from each other.

Lauren Potts

1/31/2013 10:44:32 pm

The earthquake, Kanto, had a magnitude of 7.9. It occurred on September 1, 1923, in Tokyo and was known as the Great Tokyo Earthquake or the Great Tokyo Fire. It burned about 381,000 of their homes. There were 142,800 deaths from this devastating earthquake. It must have been terrible for all of the families living in
Tokyo when this earthquake occurred.

Isabella Williams!!!!!!:)

1/31/2013 10:55:11 pm

My earthquke is number 6.The magnitude was 7.9. The Sichuan, China earthquake was very devasting!!! Many people were killed just like in your earthquake. Many builds were damaged in my earthquake ,but your's had less.

Grainger Ballard

1/31/2013 11:00:33 pm

I agree, Kanto had a magnitude of 7.9 and it had 142,800 deaths.

JEFFREY YOUNG

1/31/2013 11:06:44 pm

Haiti"s region killed more people than kanto ,and it had a 7.0 magnitude so kanto had more mqagnitude.

Elizabeth Porter

1/31/2013 10:44:38 pm

Extreme destruction in Toyko, Yokohama area from the earthquake and from the subsequent firestorms, which burned about 381,000 of the more 694,000 houses that were partially or completely destroyed.Although often known as Great Toyko Earthquake, the damage was apparantly most severe at Yokohama. Damage was also occured on the Boso and Izu Peninsulas and on O- shima. Nearly 6 ft of permanent was uplift observed.

Isabella Williams!!!!!:)

1/31/2013 10:44:52 pm

My earthquke is number 6. The Sichuan, China earthquake was very devasting. The magnitude was 7.9. There were 69,195 deaths. There had to have been very sad families that day! 45.5 million people were affected from 10 different provinces. Landslides and rockfalls dameged many railroads and streets,and some people were buried in the landslides. There were a lot of buildings that collasped.

Lauren Potts

1/31/2013 10:54:52 pm

My earthquake was number 6. The earthquake I had, Kanto, was also a 7.9 earthquake. Like your earthquake, it was very devastating and there were many deaths. I felt bad for all of the people that were there when the earthquake happened.

Grainger Ballard

1/31/2013 11:02:52 pm

I agree with evreything you said Isabella. It's horrible those people died from that landslide.

RayeAnna Strickland

2/1/2013 12:02:27 am

That was an awful earthquake!!! There was soo many deaths and I can't even imagine being buried in a landslide!

Rachel Jarriel

2/1/2013 05:29:40 am

My earthquake had a 7.0 magnitude plus 31600 deathes mine was in hati.Your earthquake was much worse.

KORT KENNEDY

1/31/2013 10:45:46 pm

Sumatra is the third largest earthquake in the world.In total 227,898 people were killed or were missing and presumed dead and about 1.7 million people were displaced by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 14 countries in south asia and east africa.

jeffrey young

1/31/2013 10:56:30 pm

That had to be really devastating for them.that was a huge tsunami.i feel sorry for all the people who there family or friends died in that earthquake.that was a terrible tradgedy

jeffrey young

1/31/2013 10:59:48 pm

haitis region had 316000 deaths and it was a 7.0 magnitiude

Jobie Hartley

1/31/2013 10:46:49 pm

The eq in pakistan injured/killed 155,000. The magnitude was 7.5 and could be felt 500 miles away. 80 percent of the buildings where destroyed. I felt bad for the people who wher left homeless and for the familys who had injured or dead siblings.

Abigail Bland

1/31/2013 10:47:47 pm

My eathquake is in Sumatra which is the third largest earthquake since 1900.There was 227,898 people that was killed or was missing. 1.7 million were displaced from their homes and had no place to go.The magnitude was of the earthquake was a 9.1.There wa also a tsuniam with this earthquake that flooded 14 countries and caused more casualties then anything recorded in history.

Jobie Hartley

1/31/2013 10:52:17 pm

Thats real bad .There was a earthquake then a tsunaim. Thats a doble header.Mine was felt as far as 500 miles away tho.

Kaitlin Durrence

1/31/2013 11:56:45 pm

I agree with Abigails comment!

Emily Threlkeld

1/31/2013 10:49:15 pm

The earthquake I have is Pakistan. It happened on October 8th 2005. The magnitude was 7.6. At least 86,000 people died and 69,000 were hurt.The worst damage was in Muzaffarabad area. It destroyed many places in Pakistan.The most destruction was to buildings. This earthquake was felt in many different areas of Pakistan. About four million people were left homeless!! Also, this earthquake damaged roads and highways which means people could not come help or get away from the damaged area. Landslides and rockfalls also occured from this earthquake.

kort kennedy

1/31/2013 11:09:59 pm

My earthquake i had was sumatra. It killed more people than pakistan.sumatra had 227,898, and your earthquake killed 86,000.My earthquake was more stronger than yours.

kaleb shuman

1/31/2013 10:51:06 pm

The magnitude of my earthquake was 8.0.the depth of the earthquake was 830000.the earthquake occered in huaxian shaanix china .More than 830 thousand people was killed in this earthqake.The earthquake caused 270miles of damage .The affects of this eathquake wasgound fissures,uplift,subsidence,sandblows,liquefaqcationans landslides.The earthqauke was felt in all 9 provices and in the city the gournd sunk 3feet.

Parks Hagan

2/1/2013 12:10:25 am

That earthquake sucker punched that population a good one!!

CALLIE BEECHER

2/1/2013 12:19:10 am

Wow that was a lot of damage kaleb!!!! It sunk 3 feet dang.

TJ AJ RJ backslashintheforth (dake)

1/31/2013 10:51:30 pm

It had a magnitude of 7.8. It had 73,000 people killed.I had...
HAIYUAN
There was damage in 7 regions. It was terrible.

Taylor Sapp(:

1/31/2013 10:51:45 pm

My earthquake was in Shaanxi (Shensi),China. That is 50 miles northeast from Xian ,the capital of Shaanxi. It happened on January 23,1556. There were MORE than 830,000 deaths! That is very sad! The magnitude of this earthquake was an 8.0. The damage extended as far away as Taiyuan and was about 270 miles northeast if the epicenter.

Haley Bowen :D

1/31/2013 11:14:19 pm

OMG!! that is such a bad earthquake! haiti Region on had 316,000 deaths but you had 830,000! wow! My earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0!

Trey

1/31/2013 11:48:02 pm

My earthquake was in Western Iran.There where about 45000 people killed ,and about 60000 people injured.This earthquake left about 400000 homeless.There was this really bad landslides.The magnitude was 7.4.

Parks Hagan

1/31/2013 11:53:43 pm

That sounds like a really bad earthquake. I cant believe over 45000 people were killed. thats really bad,and over 400000 were left homeless.

Parks Hagan.

1/31/2013 11:48:15 pm

I had Portugal,Lisbon.It killed over 70,000 people. The magnitude of the earthquake was a 8.7. A large number of the population was killed by either fires or tsunamis.

Trey

1/31/2013 11:54:06 pm

WOW that earthquake was really bad!the magnitude was much bigger than mine.In my earthquake the was only about 45000 people killed.Its hard to believe that 70000 people were killed.

Ashton Gambino

1/31/2013 11:51:52 pm

I got the Haiti region.316,000 peolpe died,according to official estimates.Also 300,000 people were injured,and 1.3million were displaced.It also had a magnitude of 7.0!That would have been horible .But the damage dealt was terrible.The amount of houses damaged were 97,294! I feel sorry for all the people that lost there houses and the ones who died.

Alyssa Brannen :D

1/31/2013 11:52:58 pm

I Got #1 Which Was Shaanxi (Shensi), China. I Don't Even Know How To Pronounce That, But Anyways. That Earthquake Was Really Bad And I Felt Bad For The People That Weren't Prepared. Over 830,000 People Died. That A Perty Bad Earthquake! Apparently There Foundation Wasn't Very Good Because A Whole Lot Of Buildings Were Destroyed! Thats All I Have Too Say For Now! BYE (:

Robin Salter

1/31/2013 11:58:30 pm

That sounds like a very devastating earthquake. It was ranked number one, so it had to be very bad. I couldn't even imagine that damage that happend as a resut of the earthquake. A lot of lives were lost durring this time. It would be very terrible.

Matthew McGlashan

1/31/2013 11:53:08 pm

I got Shaanxi. Shaanxi happened in China on 1/23/1556. It killed about 830,000. Its magnitude was an 8.0. Tunnels, city walls, temples, offices, and cicilizans houses were destroyed. 15 miles away houses, tunnels, storehouses, and offices collapsed.

Nicholas Hart

2/1/2013 12:19:51 am

Though the magnitude was less than my earthquake, but your earthquake killed more people. There must have been a great deal of difference in population in these places.

Robin Salter

1/31/2013 11:53:17 pm

My earthquake occured in Kanto, Japan on the date of September 1, 1923. This earthquake was rated at 7.9, and was named the "Great Tokyo Earthquake". There were approximately 142,800 deaths total. A tunami was generated in Sagami Bay at a height of 12 m. It was very devastating for Japan. There were firestorms that occured that left thousands of homes and buildings completely destroyed. It was a terible earthquake.

Allison Harvey

2/1/2013 12:02:46 am

Wow! That sounds like a really devastating earthquake. I hate that so many people lost their homes and some businesses due to firestorms.

Kailtlin Durrence

1/31/2013 11:53:35 pm

My earthquake was Sumatra. Sumatras magnitude was 9.1. A lot of people were killed in this earthquake. To be exact 227,898 people were killed. It is the third largest earthquake ever. 1.7 million people were displaced by the earthquake and tsunamis. There was a lot of distruction...

Makenzie Deloach

1/31/2013 11:59:53 pm

Wow. That is a lot of people killed.... My earthquake was a 7.0 and 316,000 people were killed... There was also a lot of destruction in my earthquake.....

Makenzie Deloach

1/31/2013 11:56:01 pm

My earthquake was in the Haiti region and there were a lot of people harmed in this earthquake... They estimate that there was 316,000 people killed; 300,000 injured; 1.3 million dislaced; and 97,294 houses destroyed and 188,383 damaged in the Port-au-Prince area... This eathquake was really bad. I feel really bad for the people who had to enure this terrible experince...

Allison Harvey

1/31/2013 11:57:29 pm

My earthquake was in Messina,Italy. The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.2. To be that size it caused alot of damage not only in Messina but in surrounding areas as well. There were 72,000 casualties caused by this earthquake. Fires,tsunamis,and aftershocks were some of the damages caused by this earthquake. Because of this earthquake, over 40% of the population of Messina was killed. Tsunamis from the earthquake towered to heights of 6-12m(20-39ft) of the coast of Sicily south of Messina and heights of 6-10m(20-33ft) along the coast of Calabria. The aftershocks continued into 1913.

Lauren McNure

2/1/2013 12:08:18 am

Wow, I am so glad that I was not in Italy when that happened!!!!!!!!! It is so sad that that many people lost their lives during that earthquake. I love going to the beach, but I know that I would not enjoy waves that big!!!!!!!!!

RayeAnna Strickland

1/31/2013 11:58:40 pm

The earthquake that occured in Haiyuan,Ningxia,China was number 4 out of the top ten earthquakes. It happened on December 12,1920. The rate was a 7.8, and over 73,000 people were killed. Nearly all the houses and buildings in nearby towns had collapsed,and there were numbers of landslides and ground cracks in epicentral areas.

Nicholas Hart

1/31/2013 11:58:55 pm

The Sumatra earthquake has been the third largest earthquake since the 1900s, and is the largest since 1964 in Alaska. The total number of deaths or people missing was 227,898. This 9.1 earthquake left around 1.7 million people homeless. This earthquke was felt all over the Middle East. The tsunami killed more people than any other in recorded history. The tsunami had some effect in 3 of the 4 oceans those oceans were: the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian. This earthquake caused dormant volcanoes to become active. In all, this was a devasting event for history in this 2004 earthquake. December 26, 2004 and the days following were very devastating.

Connor O'Sullivan

2/1/2013 12:05:30 am

Wow, this earthquake must have been terrible.specially because it was the largest since 1964. I can't beilieve that many people died or went homeless.It must have been awful.

connor sullivan

2/1/2013 12:14:33 am

mine was only a 7.8

Connor O'Sullivan

1/31/2013 11:59:07 pm

My earthquake occured in Haiyuan,China 12/16/1920.It scored a 7.8 on the richter scale.Over 73,000 people die in this earthquake.The damages included fallen houses and buildings, landslides, cracks in the ground, and rivers being dammed,ganging direction, and flooding.This earthquake effected 7 provinces and regions of china.About 125 miles of suface faulting was seen from Lijunbu to Jingtai.The epicenter was in Ningxia Autonomous region. This was a truly tragic event.

COURTNEY COLEY

1/31/2013 11:59:25 pm

This earthquake happened near Portugal,Lisbon. It occured on November 1, 1755. It killed around 70,000 people.The magnitude scale of this earthquake was 8.7. All of this happened on a Sunday which was All Saints Day. So most people at this time were at church. While the earthquake was happening buildings swayed and then collapsed to the ground. Many people who found safety near the river front were drowned by a huge wave called a tsunami. Fires and floods caused from this earthquake made 1/4 of the population of lisbon perish.

Connor Davis

2/1/2013 12:01:18 am

I read about the earthquake Eastern Sichuan, China. After the earthquake, they found out there was 69,195 people killed, 374,177 people injured, and 18,392 people missing. 4.5 million people in 10 different provinces and regions were affected by this terrible earthquake. 15 million people had to be evacuated from there homes. Then after the earthquake 5 million people were left homeless. 5.36 million buildings collapsed, and more than 21 million building were damaged in Sichuan and in parts of Chongqing, Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, and Yunaan. The magnitude of this terrible earthquake was a 7.9!

levi blizzard

2/1/2013 12:02:02 am

I had kanto number 5 that they called it great tokyo earthquake and that it killed 142,800 iniscent people and it occured on September,1923 and it burned 381,000 houses and its tensity was a 7.9 and it made a tsunami in the Sagami bay which hit the heights of 39ft and to me i fell realy bad about about all those people that lost there lives during that earthquake

levi blizzard

2/1/2013 12:05:48 am

I forgot to put the 1 in september 1,1923

Lauren McNure

2/1/2013 12:03:04 am

My earthquake was in Pakistan. There were 86,000 deaths and more than 69,000 people were injured. The magnitude for this earthquake was a 7.6, but the maximum intensity was an 8. The earthquake caused extensive damage to northern Pakistan. The heaviest damage was in Muzaffarabad, but in Uri 80% of the town was destroyed. At least 32,335 buildings collapsed. From this earthquake, at least 1,350 people were killed and 6,266 people were injured in India. An estimated 4 million people were left homeless. Landslides and rockfalls destoyed several mountain roads. Liquefaction and sandblows occured in the western part of Pakistan.

Madolyn Hendrix

2/1/2013 12:09:20 am

Wow! That earthquake sounded terrible.Like mine, there were many buildings destroied, deaths, and landslides. I think that was a bad earthquake to go through.

Madolyn Hendrix

2/1/2013 12:05:01 am

The earthquake I read about was a devistating one in Eastern Sichuan,China.It happened on December 05,2008.The number of deaths were 87587.And the magnitude was a 7.9. Many landslides occured when this earthquake struck. About 5 million people were homeless. Many were injured and many were missing. About 21 million buildings were damaged or had collapsed. Trains had been pushed off tracks,rivers were messed up with debris and dirt, and tap water pipelines had burst. Many towns and contries felt this terrible earthquake.

Madeline Thompson:)

2/1/2013 12:13:04 am

The earthquake that I read about occured in Packistan. The most damage was done in the Muzaffarabad area. This 7.6 earthquake caused extensive damage in many countrys including China, India, and other cities and towns. Uri, one of the cities hit, had 80% of the town destroyed. The number of people dead or injured was hard to imagine, at least 87,350 dead and the same or more than injured. Almost 4 billion people were out on the street after the quake had taken its toll. This earthquake caused so much damage, they are probably still working on fixing the damage to this day.

~CALLIE BEECHER~

2/1/2013 12:16:01 am

There were 40% of Messians and over 25% oh them were killed.They were killed by either a tsunami or a earthquake and by fires.Causualty toll is based on census data 1901~1911,some estimatest are high as 110,000.it had a lot of damage.Tsunami heights of 6~12 m (20~39) observed on the coast of Sicily South of Messina and hieghs of 6~10 m (20~23ft) observe along the coast of Calabria.

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