Natural Disasters

  • San Francisco Earthquake

    San Francisco Earthquake
    • 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake
    • Shook from Eureka on the North Coast to the Salinas Valley
    • 3,000 people died and over 80% of the city of San Francisco was destroyed
  • Nisqually Seattle Earthquake

    Nisqually Seattle Earthquake
    • Known as "The Ash Wednesday earthquake"
    • 6.8 Magnitude Attitude -Shock was felt in Oregon, Canada, eastern Washington, and Idaho
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina
    • United States most deadliest hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. -$125 Billion property damage -Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas
  • Haiti Earthquake

    Haiti Earthquake
    • 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake
    • 100,000 - 160,000 Deaths
    • Spread through 25 Kilometers
  • Hawaii Tsunami

    Hawaii Tsunami
    -Tsunami waves from Japan earthquake hit Hawaii.
    -Peaks heights of between 7 and 11 feet
    -Maui and the Big Island