1902 Tori-Shima | |
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Total costs | N/A |
Deaths | 150 |
Tori-shima (Japanese: 鳥島, Hepburn: Tori-shima) 'Bird Island', or Izu-Torishima (Japanese: 伊豆鳥島, Hepburn: Izu-Torishima) 'Bird Island of Izu Province' is an uninhabited Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean. The volcanic island is part of the Izu Islands.
Source: Wikipedia 1934 Nepal-India earthquake | |
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Total costs | N/A |
Deaths | 12000 |
The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur were completely destroyed. This 8.0 magnitude earthquake occurred on 15 January 1934 at around 2:13 pm IST (08:43 UTC) and caused widespread damage in northern Bihar and in Nepal.
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