Annie

Earthquakes

On November 4th, 1952 there was an earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia. 10,000 people died and it had a 8.9-9.0 of magnitude. Also on May 22nd 1960 there was an earthquake in Southern Chile. 1,655 people died and it had a magnitude of 9.5.  Then on March 28th 1964, there was an earthquake in Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA. 131 people died and it had a magnitude of 9.2.  Then on December 26th 2004 there was an earthquake in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia (West Coast).  227,898 people died and it had a 9.1 of magnitude.  Finally, on March 11th, 2011 there was an earthquake in the North Coast of Japan.  15,891 people died and it had a 9.0 of magnitude.