Indonesia Earthquake 2022:
Indonesia earthquake - 18 Nov 2022
On November 18, 2022, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia. The epicenter was near the town of Cianjur in mountainous West Java, about 75 kilometers (45 miles) southeast of the capital, Jakarta.
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The region is home to over 2.5 million people. 162 people had been killed and 326 were injured. Indonesia is one of the countries with active quakes.
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Earthquake in Nepal, November 9, 2022
Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and adjoining cities around 2 a.m. on November 9 after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, prompting many to rush out of their houses in the middle of the night.
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he Nepal government said that a total of six people were killed in the natural disaster. Japan, Indonesia, China, and the Philippines are some of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world.
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In the last two decades, the world has seen some of the scariest and deadliest earthquakes, which have taken millions of lives. Here is the list of 8 deadliest earthquakes in last the 20 years
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One of the deadliest natural disasters, Third largest ever recorded, Largest and longest in the 21st century.
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Date - 26 Dec 2004 Richter scale - 9.1 - 9.3 Mw Duration - 8 Minutes Death Toll - 227,898 Injured - More than 5 Lakhs Damage - $13 billion (2017 dollars) Epic Center - Simeulue Island, Sumatra.
Countries Affected - 14 (Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Maldives, Bangladesh, Malaysia)
The 2010 Haiti earthquake is one of the deadliest natural disasters for humankind in the 21st century.
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Date - 12 Jan 2010 Richter scale - 7.0 Mw Duration - 35 seconds Death Toll - 1,60,000 Injured - 3 Lakhs Damage - $8.5 billion Epic Center - Léogâne. Countries Affected - 5
(IHaiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico)
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Date - October 8, 2005 Richter scale - 7.6 Mw Duration - 35 seconds Death Toll - 86,000 ( 1,350 people killed in India’s Jammu & Kashmir) Injured - 1 Lakh Damage - $6 billion Epic Center - Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir Countries Affected - 4
( Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, and the Xinjiang region )
The Bhuj earthquake is one of the biggest natural disasters to hit India.
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Date - 26 January, 2001 Richter scale - 7.7 Mw Duration - 90 seconds Death Toll - 30,000 Injured - 4 Lakh Damage - $7.5 billion Epic Center - Chobari, Gujarat Countries Affected - 2 ( India, Pakistan )
It was the deadliest earthquake to hit China since 1976 and the strongest in the country since the 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake, which registered at 8.6 Mw.
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Date - May 12, 2008 Richter scale - 7.9 Mw Duration - > 2 minutes Death Toll - 87, 587 Injured - 4 Lakh Damage - $150 billion (2008 USD) Epic Center - Chengdu Province Countries Affected - China
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Date - 26 Dec, 2003 Richter scale - 6.6 Mw Duration - 10 seconds Death Toll - 30,000 Injured - 2 Lakh Damage - $1.9 billion (2004 USD) Epic Center - Kerman province Countries Affected - Iran
It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and the fourth most powerful earthquake in the world since 1900.
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Date - 11 March 2011 Richter scale - 9.0 Mw Duration - 6 minutes Death Toll - 20,000 Injured - 7 thousand Damage - $360 billion Epic Center - Pacific Ocean Countries Affected - Japan
Second biggest earthquake to strike Nepal since 2034 earthquake
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Date - 25 April 2015 Richter scale - 8.0 Mw Duration - 6 minutes Death Toll - 10,000 Apx Injured - 22 thousand Damage - $10 billion Epic Center - Barpak Countries Affected - Nepal, China, India
The quake also triggered an avalanche on Mt. Everest that killed 19 climbers and stranded hundreds of others. More than 600,000 structures in the capital were damaged or destroyed.
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