Tuesday, February 23, 2010. News blog on natural disasters. The Straights Times, 30, May, 2008. The core of the earthquake was between the towns of Hverageroi and Selfoss, which is about 30 miles east-southeast direction of the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik. Research shows that the Eurasian and North-American tectonic plates moving away from each other was the cause of this earthquake. The magnitude of this earthquake was 6.

Friday, February 19, 2010. Rocks, folded and faulted, make up the. Range from the quiet overflow of liquid rock to the tremendously violent expulsion of pyroclastics. During the next 18 months of eruption, a volcanic dome was built in the summit crater.

Friday, February 26, 2010. Earthquake in Peru, 31 May 1970. A 79 magnitude earthquake struck Peru on the 31 of May,1970 at 4. Over 66 000 deaths occurred. And more than 800 000 were homeless. an estimated 200 000 houses and buildings were destroyed. How did this terrible earthquake occur? Reached its breaking point on May 31 1970, which caused the earthquake to happen.

Saturday, February 27, 2010. Secondary 1 History-Geography Integrated Assignment. OL Doinyo Lengai which is located in the north of Tanzania had been erupted during September of 2007 and 2008. The crustal plates movement is the African plate sliding past the Arabian plate causing the volcano to erupt. People from Tanzania should n.