2021Haiti Earthquake Claims Over 2,000 Lives

August 14: An earthquake in Haiti kills over 2,000 people.
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💥 Mexico City Earthquake Kills Thousands

September 19: An earthquake in Mexico City, magnitude 8.0, kills from 5,000 to 45,000 people.
Mexico City Earthquake Kills Thousands (1985)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefSeismologyUrban DevelopmentInfrastructureCasualties
MexicoMexico

💥 Loma Prieta Earthquake Strikes San Francisco Bay Area

October 17: The 6.9 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63.
Loma Prieta Earthquake Strikes San Francisco Bay Area (1989)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterSan FranciscoInfrastructureSeismologyDisaster Relief
United StatesUnited States

🫨 Northridge Earthquake Devastates Los Angeles

January 17: The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake strikes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.
Northridge Earthquake Devastates Los Angeles (1994)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterSeismologyLos AngelesInfrastructureDisaster ReliefGeology
United StatesUnited States

💥 Haiti Earthquake Claims 230,000 Lives

Haiti Earthquake Claims 230,000 Lives (2010)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterHaitiDisaster ReliefInfrastructureHumanitarian CrisisMortality
HaitiHaiti

🫨 Mexico Hit by Devastating Earthquakes

September: Two earthquakes strike Mexico on September 8 and September 19, killing over 400 people.
Mexico Hit by Devastating Earthquakes (2017)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefSeismologyInfrastructureCasualties
MexicoMexico

🧮 Haiti Earthquake Claims Over 2,000 Lives

August 14: An earthquake in Haiti kills over 2,000 people.
Haiti Earthquake Claims Over 2,000 Lives (2021)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefInfrastructureSeismology
HaitiHaiti