Nov 19 2010
The Shaanxi earthquake, otherwise known as the Hua County earthquake is one of the deadliest and the largest earthquake ever recorded. This earthquake occurred on January 23, 1556 and measured 8 (a rough estimation) on the Richter scale. The death toll for this earthquake was approximately 830,000 killing almost 60 percent of the population in [...]
Nov 02 2010
Several people who are affected badly by disasters like earthquakes suffer so much because of the lack of preparedness. In case you stay in an earthquake prone area then it would be a good idea to refer to the list of earthquake survival kit supplies prescribed by the American Red Cross, so that you know [...]
Apr 18 2010
Earthquakes are one of the most dangerous of natural calamities.An earthquake occurs due to the strain put on the ground by the tectonic plates when they get stuck. When this strain increases, the rocks give way and this results in an occurrence of fault lines.The earthquake results in the sudden release of the stored [...]
