Sunday, February 28, 2010. Pictures of the Irpinia Earthquake in 1980. 689 magnitude earthquake in Irpinia, Italy. A massive earthquake rocked Irpinia, in southern Italy. 2914 people were killed, more than 10 000 were injured. and about 300 000 people were homeless. I think that the govern.

Sunday, February 28, 2010. More than two million people have been affected by the strong earthquake in Chile. 8 magnitude rocked Chile early Saturday, while most residents were sleeping. The devastating quake, thousands of times stronger than the one that hit Haiti, struck central Chile on February 27 2010. The current official death toll stands at about 300 people and it is apparent that Chile is coping considerably better with the disaster than Haiti. Website - The Sofia Echo.

Sunday, February 28, 2010. On the 6th of April, an earthquake occured in the region of Abruzzo, in central Italy at 3. There are three kinds of crustal movement, they are when plates slide past each other, plates push against each other or the plates pull apart. In this case, the plates slide past each other that caused the earthquake.

Thursday, February 18, 2010. In the 19th of August year 1999, a powerful earthquake struck the sleeping town of urbanized Izmit. The prime minister of Turkey visited the city to see the condition of the victims , he thought that the earthquake was the worst he ever saw. He called for international help to evacuate the victims and save those stuck in the rubbles.

Thursday, February 25, 2010. The coast of Peru was hit by a powerful 7. 9 magnitude earthquake on 15 August 2007 at 6. At least 337 people were killed and hundreds were injured. Friday, February 5, 2010.

Saturday, February 27, 2010. The major volcano eruption of the Nyiragongo volcaano happened on Africa,Democratic Republic of Congo. The volcano is located in the Virunga Mountains and it erupted on Thursday 17th January 2002. Personally, I think that the government should set-up an emergency evacuation plan just in case this unfortunate event ever happens again. They should also have emergency transport on standby when the warnings are given for the people in the cities and villages to evacuate.

Saturday, February 20, 2010. An earthquake occurred in Armenia, Colombia on 25 January 1999. The magnitude of the earthquake was 6. This area has a well - known seismic risk because of the triple junction that occurs at the north-west corner of the South-American plate. It was due to a convergent plate movement. Due to this tragic disaster, the Colombian president postponed his trip to attend a World Bank meeting in Germany, but in turn flew down to Pereira.

Saturday, February 27, 2010. Thousands were killed in the eruption of a volcano named Nevada del Ruiz in northern Colombia in 13 November. Four towns in the Andes region have been affected by the disaster as when ash spewed out of the volcano, a mudslide was produced. 23 000 people died and thousands were injured. Many were left homeless and the area affected was extended to a large scale. The loss of property was huge due to the mudflow. After receiving the information on .