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An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred in Taiwan Strong earthquake magnitude 5.4 was recorded on the east coast of Taiwan, Geological Research reports... not announced. On October 23, 2018, it was registered in Taiwan earthquake magnitude 6. Tremors were felt by residents of Hualien County in eastern...

Society, March 29, 05:13

The Ministry of Emergency Situations checked buildings in Kamchatka after an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 ...we inspected socially significant objects and buildings in the region regional center after earthquakes magnitude 5.7. Based on the results of the checks, there was no possible destruction..., there were no injuries or deaths, ​reported on the website of the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Earthquake happened on Friday at 10:07 local time to... rescuers for help. On March 24, an incident occurred on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. earthquake magnitude 5.4. Information about possible destruction, casualties and casualties...

Society, March 24, 06:46

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. On the island of Sulawesi (Indonesia) occurred earthquake magnitude 5.4. This is stated in the message of the European-Mediterranean... km on the night of Sunday, March 24, Moscow time. Epicenter earthquakes was located 51 km from the city of Poso - the main transport hub... no possible damage was reported.​ Earlier in March, a earthquake magnitude 3, which was caused by an explosion at a manufacturing plant...

Society, March 20, 10:49

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 occurred in western Turkey ... happened near the town of Ajipayam earthquake magnitude 5.7. This follows from data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. Earthquake occurred at 09:34 ... with magnitudes 4.4 and 3.8. The Haberturk newspaper notes that earthquake was felt in the cities of Izmir and Mugla, as well as in the Aegean... February on the western coast of Turkey in the area of ​​​​the city of Canakkale occurred earthquake magnitude 5.1. The epicenter was located 20 km south...

Society, 17 March, 04:51

Floods kill 42 people in Indonesia At least 42 people have died from floods in the Indonesian province of Papua. Another 21 people were seriously injured, Reuters reported, citing the local emergency management agency. According to department spokesman Corey Simbolon, flooding in the Shintani area, located near the provincial capital Jayapura, was caused by...

Society, 06 March, 05:44

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred off the coast of the Philippines Off the coast of the island of Mindanao in the south of the Philippine archipelago, a earthquake, reports the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) and the US Geological Survey (... from the municipality of Barcelona in the Philippine province of Sorsogon. USGS reports earthquake magnitude 5.7. According to the service, the source lay at depth... a tsunami was not declared. In December 2018, near Mindanao there was earthquakes magnitude 7.2, after which a warning was announced about the possible...

Society, 02 Mar, 09:04

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 occurred off the southern part of the Kuril Islands ... I smoked, it happened earthquake magnitude 6.2. This was reported by the Japan Meteorological Administration. According to the department, the depth of the outbreak earthquakes was 10 km..., the source was at a depth of 37 km. According to the department, the magnitude earthquakes was 5.9, depth - 32 km. Residents felt the tremors...

Society, 24 Feb, 06:11

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits southwest China In southwest China, in Sichuan province, it was recorded earthquake magnitude 5.1. This was reported by the seismological service of the Hong Kong Observatory. ...in turn, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reports that the magnitude earthquakes in Sichuan was 4.9. According to him, the epicenter was recorded... there were no casualties or destruction. In 2008, as a result of a major earthquakes magnitude 8 in the Chinese province killed more than 70 thousand people...

Society, 22 Feb, 14:33

Two earthquakes hit Ecuador Happened in eastern Ecuador earthquake magnitude 7.5, according to the website of the United States Geological Survey (​USGS). According to the service, earthquake occurred in 10...destructions as a result earthquakes not received. At the same time, at 10:40 UTC (13:40 Moscow time) another earthquake in western Ecuador... the magnitude was 5.5. Hearth earthquakes lay at a depth of 82.1 km. Early February earthquake occurred with a magnitude of 6.6 in Mexico...

Society, 21 Feb, 01:24

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred in western Turkey Earthquake magnitude 5.1 occurred near the city of Canakkale in the western... . Epicenter earthquakes lay 20 km south of the city. There were no reports of destruction or casualties. 1st of February earthquake magnitude 6...67.9 km. A local emergency services spokesman told Reuters that earthquake was noticeable, but was not followed by destruction.

Society, 02 Feb, 03:33

Earthquake in Mexico partially destroys El Salvador's parliament building Staff of the Legislative Assembly (Parliament) of El Salvador were evacuated due to powerful earthquakes that happened in Mexico. El Mundo reports this. The tremors...reminded that the building had already suffered minor damage as a result of other earthquakes that have occurred over the past few years. According to them, in this... the parliament is in another building, since the current one is no longer suitable. Earthquake magnitude 6.6 occurred on the Mexico-Guatemala border in the evening...

Society, 01 Feb, 23:05

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 occurred on the border between Mexico and Guatemala. Happened in the Mexican state of Chiapas earthquake magnitude 6.6. This was reported on the website of the US Geological Survey. Earthquake happened on the border with... 67.9 km. earthquake A local emergency services spokesman told Reuters that earthquakes was noticeable, but was not followed by destruction. The witness reported... to Salvador. According to Reuters, some office buildings located in the zone , were evacuated. The Associated Press reports that in primary school V... Second earthquake occurs off the coast of Indonesia earthquake... Sumba Island happened earthquake magnitude 6.4. This was reported on the website of the US Geological Survey. According to the service, earthquakes occurred at 05...it follows that it was located 20 km from the previous source earthquake, which occurred at 23:59 UTC (02:59 Moscow time). Its... ,3 km. At the end of September, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, a magnitude 7.5, followed by a tsunami. As a result, they died... A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred off the coast of Indonesia earthquakes..., reports Reuters with reference to the US Geological Survey. Epicenter earthquakes was at a depth of 25 km, 219 km to the south... and no fatalities were reported. In September 2018, as a result magnitude 7.5 and the subsequent tsunami in Indonesian... Strong earthquake An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurred off the coast of Chile earthquakes magnitude 6.7 occurred off the coast of Chile, reports the Geological Survey... of the city of Coquimbo, whose population is more than 148 thousand people. Hearth earthquake lay at a depth of 53 km. Information about victims, injured or... follows from data from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. January 19 happened in the northern part of Peru, near the border with Ecuador... Earthquake An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in northern Peru magnitude 5.6 occurred in northern Peru, near... or no damage was reported. January 9 at Novosibirsk region earthquake happened magnitude 4.3. The tremors were recorded 16 km from... The Ministry of Emergency Situations named the cause of the man-made earthquake near Novosibirsk earthquake in the Iskitimsky district of the Novosibirsk region on January 9 as man-made. About... this area happened in July last year. Then seismologists recorded earthquake magnitude 4.6, 6.5 km from the village of Elbashi... A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred off the coast of the Philippines Earthquake magnitude 5.5 occurred in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines, ... strong earthquakes magnitude 7.2. The epicenter of the tremors lay at a depth of 60 km east of the Philippine city of General Santos. After earthquakes was... A magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred off the coast of Indonesia ... Tobelo. On this moment no reports of casualties as a result earthquakes. At the end of December 2018, in the Sunda Strait of Indonesia between... Tsunami warning issued after earthquake off the coast of the Philippines ...) from the epicenter earthquakes along the coasts of Indonesia and the Philippines,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement (quoted by Reuters). Earthquake magnitude 7... earthquake for the last week. On Monday, December 24, a similar phenomenon occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the island Kingdom of Tonga. Magnitude earthquakes ... Near Tonga in Pacific Ocean an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred Earthquake magnitude 6.4 occurred in the Pacific Ocean near the coast..., in the east from Niue, and in the west from Fiji. Last thing earthquake happened there in August 2017. Its magnitude was 6... Earthquake in Kamchatka without damage Destructions after earthquakes, which occurred off the coast of Kamchatka, no. RBC announced this in... 2 to 3 points, in the village of Nikolskoye - up to 5 points. Earthquake happened at 20:01 Moscow time east coast Kamchatka. The center... in the Pacific warned about the possibility of education big waves after earthquakes. After the earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a tsunami threat was declared ..., at about 20:01 Moscow time, an incident occurred off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake magnitude 7.3 (later the service corrected these data - the magnitude was ... USA) issued a warning about the possibility of large waves forming in the region earthquakes. Later, in the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Kamchatka region RBC... told RBC that they are clarifying information about earthquake. In October and November, near the peninsula, earthquakes, but the magnitudes in both cases were... An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred in Indonesia On the Indonesian island of Lombok, which suffered from a number of major earthquakes in the summer-autumn of 2018, new tremors of magnitude 5.5 were recorded. ...not received. In July-September on the island of Lombok, a number of victims earthquakes and the tsunami became more than 500 people. Almost 500 thousand people... An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 occurred off the coast of New Caledonia Earthquake magnitude 7.5 occurred near the overseas community of France New... time (07:18 Moscow time). About the victims, casualties and destruction during earthquake not reported. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC... Trump declared a state of emergency in Alaska after the earthquake After earthquakes magnitude 7 in Alaska, US President Donald Trump announced state of emergency in state. Because of earthquakes The Anchorage airport temporarily stopped operating, and roads were damaged. US President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in Alaska after... earthquakes... victims of earthquakes state. Earthquake​ Earlier, Trump wrote on Twitter that the US authorities “will not spare any expense” to provide assistance to local residents. happened... Police report the consequences of an earthquake in Alaska's largest city earthquakes... -behind earthquake Magnitude 7, recorded on November 30, destroyed many administrative buildings and residential buildings in the city. According to them, earthquake led... about whether it led earthquakes to the victims. Alaska Governor Bill Walker declared a state of emergency. "After a strong I declared a regime emergency earthquakes... social networks published videos taken during and after earthquake. According to CNN, happened at 8:30 local time (20:30 ... The number of people injured in the earthquake in Iran has reached 640 people earthquake On the western border of Iran and Iraq there was earthquakes magnitude 6.3. 646 people were injured, most of them escaped... the rubble is being cleared there at the moment. It is noted that after There were two more aftershocks with magnitudes of 5.2 and 4.6... earthquakes 420 people were injured in the earthquake in Iran earthquake... Iranian province of Kermanshah as a result earthquakes 420 people were injured. Tansim agency reports this. It is noted that earthquake happened at 20:07 p.m....after earthquake ... Four aftershocks occurred. Two of them were magnitude 4.0, and the other two were magnitude 5.2 and 4.1. Previously occurred in the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Nicaragua. Its magnitude was 6.0. At the end of September, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, a earthquake A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred off the coast of Nicaragua earthquake In the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Nicaragua, happened magnitude 6. This is reported by the US Geological Survey. The epicenter was... tsunami monitoring declared that there was no threat from this phenomenon. Last time of comparable power occurred in Chile in early November. Then his... earthquake An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 occurred in Kamchatka earthquakes Recorded in Kamchatka magnitude 5.7, reports the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the region. Epicenter and it wasn't called a tsunami. The storm surge warning is valid until November 16th. IN last time earthquake off the coast... An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred off the coast of Greenland and Iceland Strong earthquake magnitude 6.8 occurred in Severny Arctic Ocean close to... Center (EMSC) and US Geological Survey (USGS). According to the USGS, earthquake occurred 119 km north-west of Norway... at a depth of 10 km. EMSC provides the same data, clarifying that earthquake occurred 941 km from the capital of Iceland. About destruction and... An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred near the Southern Kuril Islands Earthquake magnitude 5.9 occurred in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk near the Kuril Islands. ... the island of Hokkaido. It is noted that it was located at a depth of 10 km. Earthquake occurred on November 5 at 06:26 Sakhalin time (22..." the Sakhalin branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that the epicenter earthquakes was located 57 km northwest of the city of Yuzhno... Society, 02 Nov 2018, 02:29 earthquakes of magnitude 5.4 and 4.1, reported on the website of the main... . " Earthquake felt by the residents of Yuzhno-Kurilsk. According to the information collected, the seismic event felt up to 3 points,” the Ministry of Emergency Situations said. Second earthquake registered... An earthquake in Greece caused a tsunami in the Mediterranean Sea There was a strong event off the coast of Greece earthquake. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) warned of a tsunami. Earthquake magnitude 7.0 was recorded...nearby regions should not come close to the sea. It is indicated that after earthquakes Several aftershocks followed, which were felt not only in Greece... A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred off the coast of Taiwan An incident occurred off the coast of Hualien County in eastern Taiwan. earthquake magnitude 6. This is evidenced by data from the island's seismological service. Seismologists... no damage reported. On October 21, it was recorded in Taiwan earthquake magnitude 4.4. The tremors were felt by residents of Hualien and Nantou counties...

Earthquakes are scary a natural phenomenon, which can bring numerous troubles. They are associated not only with destruction, which may result in human casualties. The catastrophic tsunami waves they cause can lead to even more disastrous consequences.

Which areas of the world are most affected by earthquakes? To answer this question you need to look at where the active seismic areas. These are zones earth's crust, which are more mobile than their surrounding regions. They are located at the boundaries of lithospheric plates, where collisions or separation of large blocks occur. It is the movements of thick layers rocks and cause earthquakes.

Dangerous areas of the world

On globe Several belts are distinguished, which are characterized by a high frequency of underground impacts. These are seismically dangerous areas.

The first of them is usually called the Pacific Ring, since it occupies almost the entire ocean coast. Not only earthquakes are frequent here, but also volcanic eruptions, which is why the name “volcanic” or “ring of fire” is often used. The activity of the earth's crust here is determined by modern mountain-building processes.

The second large seismic belt stretches along the high young of the Alps and other mountains Southern Europe and to the Sunda Islands through Asia Minor, the Caucasus, the mountains of Central and Central Asia and the Himalayas. The collision of lithospheric plates also occurs here, which causes frequent earthquakes.

The third belt stretches across the entire Atlantic Ocean. This is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is the result of the spreading of the earth's crust. Iceland, known primarily for its volcanoes, also belongs to this belt. But earthquakes here are by no means a rare phenomenon.

Seismically active regions of Russia

Earthquakes also occur in our country. Seismically active regions of Russia are the Caucasus, Altai, mountains Eastern Siberia And Far East, Commander's and Kurile Islands, O. Sakhalin. Tremors of great force can occur here.

One can recall the Sakhalin earthquake of 1995, when two-thirds of the population of the village of Neftegorsk died under the rubble of destroyed buildings. After the rescue work, it was decided not to restore the village, but to relocate the residents to other settlements.

In 2012-2014, several earthquakes occurred in the North Caucasus. Fortunately, their hearths were located on great depth. There were no casualties or serious damage.

Seismic map of Russia

The map shows that the most seismically dangerous areas lie in the south and east of the country. At the same time, the eastern parts are relatively sparsely populated. But in the south, earthquakes pose a much greater danger to people, since the population density here is higher.

Irkutsk, Khabarovsk and some others big cities find themselves in the danger zone. These are active seismic areas.

Anthropogenic earthquakes

Seismically active areas occupy approximately 20% of the country's territory. But this does not mean that the rest is completely insured against earthquakes. Tremors with a force of 3-4 points are observed even far from the boundaries of lithospheric plates, in the center of platform areas.

At the same time, with the development of the economy, the possibility of anthropogenic earthquakes increases. They are most often caused by the collapse of the roof of underground voids. Because of this, the earth's crust seems to shake, almost like a real earthquake. And there are more and more voids and cavities underground, because people extract oil from the depths for their needs and natural gas, pumps out water, builds mines for the extraction of solid minerals... And underground nuclear explosions generally comparable in strength to natural earthquakes.

The collapse of rock layers in itself can pose a danger to people. Indeed, in many areas, voids form directly under settlements. Latest events in Solikamsk they only confirmed this. But even a weak earthquake can lead to dire consequences, because as a result it can destroy structures that are in disrepair, dilapidated housing in which people continue to live... Also, violation of the integrity of rock layers threatens the mines themselves, where collapses can occur.

What to do?

Prevent this from happening a formidable phenomenon, like an earthquake, people still cannot. And they haven’t even learned to predict exactly when and where it will happen. This means you need to know how you can protect yourself and your loved ones during tremors.

People living in such dangerous areas should always have an earthquake plan in place. Since a disaster may find family members in different places, there should be an agreement on a meeting place after the tremors stop. The home should be as safe as possible from falling heavy objects; it is best to attach furniture to the walls and floor. All residents should know where they can urgently turn off gas, electricity, and water in order to avoid fires, explosions and electric shocks. Stairs and passages should not be cluttered with things. Documents and a certain set of products and essentials should always be at hand.

Starting from kindergartens and schools, the population needs to be taught the correct behavior in case of a natural disaster, which will increase the chances of salvation.

Seismically active regions of Russia place special demands on both industrial and civil construction. Earthquake-resistant buildings are more difficult and expensive to build, but the cost of their construction is nothing compared to the lives saved. After all, not only those who are in such a building will be safe, but also those nearby. There will be no destruction and rubble - there will be no casualties.

The strongest earthquakes throughout human history have caused colossal material damage and caused a huge number of casualties among the population. The first mention of tremors dates back to 2000 BC.
And despite the achievements modern science and the development of technology, no one can still predict the exact time when the disaster will strike, so it often becomes impossible to quickly and timely evacuate people.

Earthquakes are natural disasters that kill the most people, much more than, for example, hurricanes or typhoons.
In this rating we will talk about the 12 most powerful and destructive earthquakes in human history.

12. Lisbon

On November 1, 1755, a powerful earthquake occurred in the capital of Portugal, the city of Lisbon, later called the Great Lisbon Earthquake. A terrible coincidence was that on November 1 - All Saints' Day, thousands of residents gathered for mass in the churches of Lisbon. These churches, like other buildings throughout the city, could not withstand the powerful shocks and collapsed, burying thousands of unfortunates under their rubble.

Then a 6-meter tsunami wave rushed into the city, covering the surviving people rushing in panic through the streets of destroyed Lisbon. The destruction and loss of life were colossal! As a result of the earthquake, which lasted no more than 6 minutes, the tsunami it caused and numerous fires that engulfed the city, at least 80,000 residents of the Portuguese capital died.

Many famous figures and philosophers touched on this deadly earthquake in their works, for example, Immanuel Kant, who tried to find scientific explanation such a massive tragedy.

11. San Francisco

On April 18, 1906, at 5:12 am, powerful tremors shook sleeping San Francisco. The force of the tremors was 7.9 points and as a result of the strongest earthquake in the city, 80% of the buildings were destroyed.

After the first count of the dead, authorities reported 400 victims, but later their number increased to 3,000 people. However, the main damage to the city was caused not by the earthquake itself, but by the monstrous fire it caused. As a result, more than 28,000 buildings throughout San Francisco were destroyed, with property damage amounting to more than $400 million at the exchange rate of that time.
Many residents themselves set fire to their dilapidated houses, which were insured against fire, but not against earthquakes.

10. Messina

The largest earthquake in Europe was the earthquake in Sicily and Southern Italy, when on December 28, 1908, as a result of powerful tremors measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale, according to various experts, from 120 to 200,000 people died.
The epicenter of the disaster was the Strait of Messina, located between the Apennine Peninsula and Sicily; the city of Messina suffered the most, where practically not a single surviving building remained. brought a lot of destruction and huge wave tsunami caused by tremors and amplified by an underwater landslide.

Documented fact: rescuers were able to pull two exhausted, dehydrated, but alive children from the rubble, 18 days after the disaster struck! The numerous and extensive destructions were caused primarily by the poor quality of buildings in Messina and other parts of Sicily.

Russian sailors of the Imperial Navy provided invaluable assistance to the residents of Messina. Ships included study group sailed on Mediterranean Sea and on the day of the tragedy they ended up in the port of Augusta in Sicily. Immediately after the tremors, sailors organized a rescue operation and thanks to their brave actions, thousands of residents were saved.

9. Haiyuan

One of the deadliest earthquakes in human history was the devastating earthquake that struck Haiyuan County, part of Gansu Province, on December 16, 1920.
Historians estimate that at least 230,000 people died that day. The force of the tremors was such that entire villages disappeared into the faults of the earth’s crust, and large cities such as Xi’an, Taiyuan and Lanzhou were greatly damaged. Incredibly, strong waves formed after the disaster were recorded even in Norway.

Modern researchers believe that the death toll was much higher and totaled at least 270,000 people. At that time, this was 59% of the population of Haiyuan County. Several tens of thousands of people died from the cold after their homes were destroyed by the elements.

8. Chile

The earthquake in Chile on May 22, 1960, considered the strongest earthquake in the history of seismology, measured 9.5 on the Richter scale. The earthquake was so powerful that it caused tsunami waves more than 10 meters high, which covered not only the coast of Chile, but also caused enormous damage to the city of Hilo in Hawaii, and some of the waves reached the coasts of Japan and the Philippines.

More than 6,000 people died, most of whom were hit by the tsunami, and the destruction was unimaginable. 2 million people were left homeless and the damage amounted to more than $500 million. In some areas of Chile, the impact of the tsunami wave was so strong that many houses were carried away 3 km inland.

7. Alaska

On March 27, 1964, the most strong earthquake in American history. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2 on the Richter scale and this earthquake was the strongest since the disaster struck Chile in 1960.
129 people died, of which 6 were victims of tremors, the rest were washed away by a huge tsunami wave. The disaster caused the greatest destruction in Anchorage, and tremors were recorded in 47 US states.

6. Kobe

The Kobe earthquake in Japan on January 16, 1995 was one of the most destructive in history. Tremors with a magnitude of 7.3 began at 05:46 am local time and continued for several days. As a result, more than 6,000 people died and 26,000 were injured.

The damage caused to the city's infrastructure was simply enormous. More than 200,000 buildings were destroyed, 120 of the 150 berths in the port of Kobe were destroyed, and there was no power supply for several days. The total damage from the disaster was about $200 billion, which at that time was 2.5% of Japan's total GDP.

Not only government services rushed to help the affected residents, but also the Japanese mafia - the Yakuza, whose members delivered water and food to those affected by the disaster.

5. Sumatra

On December 26, 2004, a powerful tsunami that hit the shores of Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and other countries was caused by devastating earthquake with a force of 9.1 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the tremors was located in Indian Ocean, near the island of Simeulue, off the northwestern coast of Sumatra. The earthquake was unusually large; the earth's crust shifted at a distance of 1200 km.

The height of the tsunami waves reached 15-30 meters and, according to various estimates, from 230 to 300,000 people became victims of the disaster, although the exact number of deaths is impossible to calculate. Many people were simply washed into the ocean.
One of the reasons for such a number of victims was the lack of an early warning system in the Indian Ocean, with which it was possible to inform the local population of the approaching tsunami.

4. Kashmir

On October 8, 2005, the worst earthquake to hit South Asia in a century occurred in the Pakistani-controlled region of Kashmir. The strength of the tremors was 7.6 on the Richter scale, which is comparable to the San Francisco earthquake in 1906.
As a result of the disaster, according to official data, 84,000 people died, according to unofficial data, more than 200,000. Rescue efforts have been hampered by military conflict between Pakistan and India in the region. Many villages were completely wiped off the face of the earth, and the city of Balakot in Pakistan was completely destroyed. In India, 1,300 people became victims of the earthquake.

3. Haiti

On January 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale occurred in Haiti. The main blow fell on the capital of the state - the city of Port-au-Prince. The consequences were terrible: almost 3 million people were left homeless, all hospitals and thousands of residential buildings were destroyed. The number of victims was simply enormous, according to various estimates from 160 to 230,000 people.

Criminals who had escaped from a prison destroyed by the elements poured into the city; cases of looting, robberies and robberies became frequent on the streets. Material damage from the earthquake is estimated at 5.6 billion dollars.

Despite the fact that many countries - Russia, France, Spain, Ukraine, the USA, Canada and dozens of others - provided all possible assistance in eliminating the consequences of the disaster in Haiti, more than five years after the earthquake, more than 80,000 people still live in improvised camps for refugees.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and this natural disaster has dealt an irreparable blow to the economy and living standards of its citizens.

2. Earthquake in Japan

On March 11, 2011, the strongest earthquake in Japanese history occurred in the Tohoku region. The epicenter was located east of the island of Honshu and the strength of the tremors was 9.1 on the Richter scale.
As a result of the disaster, the nuclear power plant in the city of Fukushima was severely damaged and power units at reactors 1, 2, and 3 were destroyed. Many areas became uninhabitable as a result of radioactive radiation.

After underwater tremors, a huge tsunami wave covered the coast and destroyed thousands of administrative and residential buildings. More than 16,000 people died, 2,500 are still considered missing.

The material damage was also colossal - more than $100 billion. And given that the complete restoration of the destroyed infrastructure may take years, the amount of damage may increase several times.

1. Spitak and Leninakan

There are many tragic dates in the history of the USSR, and one of the most famous is the earthquake that shook the Armenian SSR on December 7, 1988. Powerful tremors in just half a minute almost completely destroyed the northern part of the republic, capturing the territory where more than 1 million inhabitants lived.

The consequences of the disaster were monstrous: the city of Spitak was almost completely wiped off the face of the Earth, Leninakan was severely damaged, more than 300 villages were destroyed and 40% of the republic’s industrial capacity was destroyed. More than 500 thousand Armenians were left homeless, according to various estimates, from 25,000 to 170,000 residents died, 17,000 citizens remained disabled.
111 states and all republics of the USSR provided assistance in the restoration of destroyed Armenia.

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The greenhouse effect has tripped
Vladimir Erashov

In recent decades, the greenhouse effect has become the talk of the town; it is blamed for the increase in all earthly disasters. But here's a sensational surprise - THE GROWTH OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND THE NUMBER OF EARTHQUAKES COINCIDED ONLY UNTIL 2005, THEN THE PATH diverged, THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT CONTINUED TO GROW, WHILE THE NUMBER OF EARTHQUAKES STARTED TO DROP SHARPLY. Moreover, the statistics of earthquakes are as follows, we will present them below, which does not leave the slightest doubt about the presence of the indicated trends. The number of earthquakes on Earth increased significantly until 2005, and then began to decrease significantly. Earthquakes in modern times are recorded by many tracking stations with great accuracy and very scrupulously. From this side, any error is excluded in principle. Therefore, the indicated trend is indisputable fact, a fact that allows us to look at the problem of climate warming in a very unconventional way.
First, let's look at earthquake statistics: this statistic obtained after processing (summarizing) the daily number of earthquakes stored in the archive of the site http://www.moveinfo.ru/data/earth/earthquake/select
Let us clarify that the site stores earthquakes of magnitude four and above, starting in 1974. It has not yet been possible to process all the statistics, it is very labor-intensive, we present statistics for January earthquakes; for other months the picture is similar.
Here are the statistics:
1974 -313, 1975-333, 1976 -539, 1977 – 323, 1978 – 329, 1979 – 325, 1980 – 390, 1981 -367, 1982- 405, 1983 – 507, 1984 – 391, 1985 – 447, 1986 – 496, 1987 – 466, 1988 – 490, 1989 – 490, 1990 – 437, 1991 – 516, 1992 – 465, 1993 – 477, 1994 – 460, 1995 – 709. 1996 – 865, 1997 – 647, 1998 – 747, 1999 – 666, 2000 – 615, 2001 – 692, 2002 – 815, 2003 – 691, 2004 – 915, 2005 – 2127, 2006 – 971, 2007 – 1390, 2008 – 1040, 2009 – 989, 2010 – 823, 2011 – 1211, 2012 – 999, 2013 – 687, 2014 – 468, 2015 – 479, 2016 – 499.
And so in 2005 there was a radical change in the number of recorded earthquakes; if before 2005 the number of earthquakes, albeit with minor stops, only grew, then after 2005 it began to steadily decline.
Main conclusion:
The catastrophic increase in the number of earthquakes that occurred on Earth until 2005 greenhouse effect not connected in any way, it occurred for other reasons, these reasons remain to be determined.
An interesting fact is that in 2005, in parallel with the increase in the number of earthquakes, a radical change occurred in the speed of the Earth’s rotation; the Earth began to slow down its rotation. Now it is still impossible to say unequivocally that these facts are connected with each other, but it is also very unlikely that they coincided by chance. Moreover, short-term surges in the number of earthquakes correlate very well with surges in the Earth’s rotation speed.
From the works of scientist Sidorenkov N.S. It is known that the speed of rotation of the Earth has a very good correlation with the temperature on the Planet; a higher speed of rotation of the Earth also corresponds to a higher average temperature - this has been established experimentally over a fairly long period of observations. Then a completely logical question:
Will not a decrease in the speed of the Earth’s rotation be followed not only by a decrease in the number of earthquakes, which has already followed, but also by a decrease average temperature, that is, don’t these factors signal us about the beginning of an era of cooling?
Apparently it’s too early to put an end to this issue, but let’s leave it this question without attention, Russian science has no right, the stakes are painfully high. Of course, no scientist will cancel the future cooling of the climate, which may be about to begin, but this cooling should not fall on Russia out of the blue.
In this regard, I ask readers not to be lazy, but also re-read the article “Transparent Climate”.
Isn't it time Russian science wake up?
24.05. 2016