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2009: Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Washington, United States: Landslide: A section of the shoreline about 17 acres (6.9 ha) in area adjacent to the mouth of the Spokane River collapsed into the lake on January 16, 2009, generating a tsunami which reached a maximum height of 30 feet (9 m) along the opposite shore 1,000 yards (910 m) away. [137 ...
The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami caused major destruction in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga mostly due to a 14 m (46 ft) high tsunami hitting the coasts of the three countries. At least 143 people killed, 310 others injured, five others missing, 405 homes destroyed, 161 others damaged and a total of $124 million worth of damages in Samoa ...
PHIVOLCS Observatory at Mount Hibok-Hibok.. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS, Filipino:; Filipino: Surian ng Pilipinas sa Bulkanolohiya at Sismolohiya [2]) is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, as well as other specialized information and services primarily for the ...
MANILA (Reuters) -Evacuations were under way in the Philippines after a quake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck the southern region of Mindanao on Saturday night, triggering tsunami warnings in the ...
Pages in category "2009 disasters in the Philippines" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit the Philippines, triggering a tsunami warning. The quake struck off the island of Mindanao late at night, with residents living on the eastern coast urged to ...
1601 January 16 16:00 Manila Several Earthquake duration lasted about 7 minutes. Aftershocks experienced the whole year. [10] [11] 1645 November 30: 20:00 Luzon: 7.5 X 600 dead, 3,000 injured Dubbed as the "most terrible earthquake" in the annals of the Philippines.
Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings — later followed by discoveries of Earth's tectonic plates, [1] seismotomography imaging technique, [2] observations using space satellites from outer space, [3] artificial intelligence (AI)-based ...