A 62 magnitude earthquake took place in Armenia, Colombia on Monday, 25 January in 1999. It was the strongest and most catastrophic earthquake to have hit Colombia for 16 years. The movement of the South American Plate was linked to the event. The area has a high seismic risk because it had a triple junction where the Naza, Cocos and Pacific plate will incline towards.

Saturday, February 27, 2010. It was the worst earthquake in 30 years. I think that the government should put in more money to make the buildings stronger. If the buildings were stronger, the death toll would not be so high. Although more money would be needed, but the.

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.

Monday, February 15, 2010. On Saturday morning, 8 October, there was a massive earthquake which struck Pakistan-administered Kashmir. It happens near the city of Muzaffarabad. This earthquake had also caused widespread of destructions to the Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.

Sunday, February 28, 2010. 8 tremor sets off tsunami threatening nations in the Pacific. N earthquake struck Chile yesterday morning, causing homes, bridges to topple. Vehicles are also plunged into Earth. Ore than 200 people had died from the 8. 8 magnitude quake, but the death toll is rising very quickly. The worst hit city is Concepcion where a 15-storey building collapsed and cracks were seen in streets with full of rubble. Fter the quake, people came onto streets.

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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 .