1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake | |
---|---|
Total costs | N/A |
Deaths | 15000 |
The Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes occurred in Dashte Bayaz, Kakhk and Ferdows, Iran in late August and early September 1968. The mainshock measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Damage was heavy in the affected areas with thousands of lives lost in the first event and many hundreds more in the second strong event.
Source: Wikipedia 1989 Sichuan Flood | |
---|---|
Total costs | N/A |
Deaths | 3814 |
Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand. The flooding began at the...
A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on...
The Galeras tragedy occurred when six scientists and three tourists were killed as a result of...
The 2003 European heat wave led to what was, at the time, the hottest summer on record in Europe...