Epicentre of an earthquake was at coast Prefecture of Fukushima, the center was at a depth of ten kilometers.
the Authorities of Japan warn about possible repetition within week of a strong earthquake and a tsunami.
After an earthquake exorcized about tsunami threat on east coast of the island of Honshu.
It is expected br that height of a wave can reach three meters. Inhabitants of a number of prefectures received the instruction to be evacuated far away from the sea and to get on high strong buildings.
stopped airport work in Sendai. Information about seriously affected by a present earthquake in Japan did not arrive yet, the Minister of Emergency Situations of the country Dzyun Matsumoto reported at a briefing.
Large destructions of buildings also it is not recorded.
As the earthquake occurred at coast Prefecture of Fukushima, the special alarm was caused by a condition of the nuclear power plants located there which are in the frozen state after accident of 2011.
In 2011 after an earthquake measuring 9,0 the huge wave 15 meters high fell upon Prefecture of Fukushima and the nearest prefectures, as a result were lost and about 20 thousand people were missing.
This time, according to Japanese mass media, the maximum height of a tsunami reached 1,4 meters, and around the nuclear power plant in Prefecture of Fukushima — one meter. In four hours after an earthquake level of threat was lowered.
We decided to remember the most destructive earthquakes in the world.
of Chile, on May 22, 1960
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This most powerful earthquake in the world, known as the Great Chilean earthquake.
Epicentre settled down near Valdivia. Waves arisen tsunamidostigali height of 10 meters also caused a significant damage to the city Sickly on Hawaii approximately in 10 thousand kilometers from epicenter, the remains of a tsunami reached even coast of Japan and Philippines.
Strong pushes shook by br the territory in 200 thousand square kilometers. The main blow with a magnitude on Kanamori's scale 9.5 and a series aftershokov lives carried away more than 5700 people and left homeless hundred thousand more. About 20% of industrial capacity of Chile are destroyed.
a Number of small coastal towns and settlements in Chile were completely destroyed by br. All structures and pavings in Puerto-Saavedra and Puerto Montt were washed away, and the part of houses was rejected deep into the continent on three kilometers.
the General damage caused by Chile, is estimated at $550 million. As a result 10 people were lost.
State of Alaska, on March 28, 1964
the Great Alaskan earthquake — the strongest earthquake in the history of United States of America.
Epicentre of an earthquake settled down in College fjord, in northern part of the Alaskan gulf, in 120 kilometers from Anchorage.
the Seismic center settled down at a depth more than 20 kilometers and was dated for border of immersion of the Pacific plate under North American.
Considerable destructions happened on the area of fifty thousand square miles. The set of troubles was brought by avalanches and collapses in mountains.
Landslides and collapses put br out of commission iron and highways. So, the railroad in State of Alaska lost the port construction, bridges and many other things.
In a zone of destructions.
the Small houses located around landslides, moved on some meters in various directions, but thanks to the small weight and the size were not significantly damaged though their design was projected without seismic loadings.
the General damage is estimated by br at $311 million. 128 people were lost.
Sumatra, on December 26, 2004
the Underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean, occurred on December 26, 2004, caused a tsunami which was recognized as the most killing natural disaster in modern history.
Epicentre of an earthquake was in the Indian Ocean, to the North from the island Simyolue located near the northwest coast of the island of Sumatra (Indonesia).
the Tsunami reached coast Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the South India, Thailand and other countries. Height of waves exceeded 15 meters. The tsunami led to huge destructions and a huge number of the lost people, even to Port Elizabeth, to South Africa, in 6900 km from epicenter.
Was lost, by different estimates, from 225 thousand to 300 thousand people. The exact death toll hardly ever becomes known as the many people were carried away by water to the ocean. The poorest settlements lost over 60% of infrastructure as a result of an earthquake.
More than one million people remained without roof over the head. On the southwest coast Sri Lanka waves 7 — 9 meters high destroyed the overflowed passenger train "Samudra Devi" which was near the coast therefore about 1700 people — the largest train accident in world history were lost.
the Earthquake and the tsunami caused by it caused a loss to a large number of the countries , such as Indonesia (especially Special Region of Aceh and the city of Banda Aceh), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives, Somalia, Burma, Malaysia and so on.
the Great number of citizens from other countries, in particular Australia and the countries , spent holidays in the disaster region.
Kamchatka territory, on November 4, 1952
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the Earthquake at a depth of 20 kilometers occurred on November 4 at 04:58 local time.
Height of a wave of a tsunami reached 18 meters at the coast of Kamchatka territory and the Kuril Islands, Severo-Kurilsk was completely destroyed, some thousands of people were lost.
State of Hawaii reached a wave 6 — 9 meters high and caused material damage for the sum from 800 000 to 1 000 000 dollars, however human victims in this part of the world managed to be avoided.
Arica, on August 13, 1868
on August 13, 1868 16:00 local time in the territory Peru (at the moment it is territories Peru and Chile) occurred an earthquake measuring 9.
its epicenter was at the coast Peru near Tacna. The earthquake struck all southern part Peru, Arequipa, Mokegua, Region of Tacna, Islay, Arica and Iquique (the last two cities nowadays are in the territory of Chile) especially suffered.
This strongest earthquake since the Limsky earthquake of 1746.
Pushes were felt by br from department Ankas and to Valdivia in Chile. About 40000 people (25000 to Peru, the others in the north of Chile and to Bolivia were lost. Destructions in Mokegua, Arequipa, Region of Tacna, Iquique. The followed tsunami destroyed ports Arica, Molyendo.
North Pacific coast of , on January 26, 1700
the Earthquake involved the plate of Juan de Fuca which is cornerstone of the Pacific Ocean, from the island Vancouver middle in southwest Canada to The province of British Columbia and northern State of California, along the Pacific Northwest coast.
as a result of a tsunami were destroyed by Pachen's small settlement which was washed simply away by a huge wave.
as a whole, there are no exact data on this earthquake as there are no written reports.
of Chile, on February 27, 2010
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the Earthquake in Chile — the powerful earthquake which has occurred on February 27, 2010 at the coast of Chile, caused human victims, destruction and formation of a tsunami.
One of the largest earthquakes for the last half a century. The seismic center was at a depth of 35 kilometers. Epicenter — in 90 kilometers from the capital Region of Bio Bio Concepción, the second agglomeration of the country in size after Santiago.
More regions suffered from an earthquake measuring 8,8 Region of Bio Bio and Maule. In two regions 540 and 64 persons respectively were lost. In the field of Libertador-Heneral-Bernardo-O'Khiggins victims of elements of steel 46, and in Capital Region of Denmark — 36 people.
the Earthquake caused a tsunami which fell upon 11 islands and Maule's coast, however number of the victims caused by a tsunami — is minimum: the majority of inhabitants of the coast managed to hide from a tsunami in mountains.
according to based to United States of America the international group on an assessment of consequences of accidents (EQECAT), the amount of damage from an earthquake in Chile varies from 15 to 30 billion dollars.
By estimates of the Chilean authorities, as a result of an earthquake the national economy which was once considered as an example of stability in , caused multi-billion damage, homeless there were about 2 million people, 1,5 million houses from which 500 thousand are not subject to restoration are damaged.
Ecuador, on January 13, 1906
on January 31, 1906 at 10:36 near the city Province of Esmeraldas, located in Ecuador almost on border to Colombia there was a strong earthquake measuring 8,8.
This earthquake on magnitude is included in the top ten on Earth.
But by number of victims and economic losses for this year it was not the most destructive as the region of a tremor is a little occupied and has no large number of settlements and furthermore there are no large cities.
Besides, after an earthquake were followed by rather mozshchny tsunami.
the Majority of damages to the victim occurred because of a tsunami, the city Verde Rio in Ecuador though wave height there was not the biggest especially suffered.
the Number of victims of an earthquake in several countries is estimated by br from 1000 to 1500 people, from them only at Colombia not less than 500 people.
the Maximum height of a tsunami in was noted by br to Tumaco (Colombia) and made about 5 meters, but on the Hawaiian Islands, in Sickly, height of a tsunami reached 5,8 meters.
Besides, the tsunami also was noted by br in Costa Rica, Mexico and Ecuador.
Federal District of Lisbon, on November 1, 1755
This destructive earthquake ruined Federal District of Lisbon — the capital of Portugal, and there were one of the most destructive and killing earthquakes in the history, carried away lives about 80 thousand people in 6 minutes.
seismic pushes were followed by a fire and the tsunami which has caused especially many troubles owing to a coastal arrangement Federal District of Lisbon.
This first earthquake studied by science was an incitement to origin of modern seismology.
Now geologists estimate the magnitude of the Lisbon earthquake about 8,7.
Epicentre of an earthquake was in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately in 200 kilometers South to the west from the cape Department of San Vicente.
Assam, Tibet, on August 15, 1950
Epicentre was located br near Rome, the border of Tibet.
This one of those not numerous earthquakes to whom on the basis of tool measurements magnitude 8,7 is attributed.
the Pilots flying over pleystoseystovy area, reported about big changes of a relief; it was caused mainly by the huge landslides which part was photographed.
About 40-50% of fauna in the region where there was this earthquake, were destroyed.
during the earthquake which has captured east Tibet (Lingzhi's district, Amdo's prefecture and the province Kham), according to the most conservative estimates, 780 people were lost.
Many buildings in this territory were completely destroyed by br, there were so-called "sandy windows", completely deprived of vegetation, the surface of the earth became covered by cracks, and through the region passed large landslides.
In the Tibetan area Medog to Yarlung Zangbo's (Brahmaputra) river the whole village - the village Yedong which was washed completely away by river waters slipped.
near Aborsky mountains landslides destroyed about 70 villages.
In many lakes and fjords Norway, and also at least in three reservoirs England was observed water level fluctuation.