Highest tsunami until the 21st century. Killer Waves of the 21st Century

The number of victims of the tsunami that occurred off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra in October 2010 exceeded 100 people, more than 500 were missing. The waves that wiped out several villages along the Indian Ocean coast of the islands displaced four thousand people.

Tsunami (Japanese) - sea gravity waves of very large length, resulting from the shift of extended sections of the bottom during strong underwater and coastal earthquakes or as a result of volcanic eruptions and other tectonic processes. Tsunami waves propagate at high speed - up to 1,000 km/h. The height of the waves in the area of their occurrence varies between 0.01-5.00 m, but near the coast it can reach 10 m, and in unfavorable relief areas (wedge-shaped bays, river valleys, etc.) it can exceed 50 m .

An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 that hit Chile on February 27, 2009 triggered a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. According to official figures, 279 dead have been identified.

On January 31, 1906, an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale occurred off the coast of Colombia and Ecuador, which also affected the West Coast of the United States and Japan. As a result of the resulting tsunami, about 1.5 thousand people died.

On February 3, 1923, an 8.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Kamchatka. It was the latest in a series of earthquakes during the winter of 1923. Most of these earthquakes triggered tsunamis in the region. The tsunami on February 3 was especially powerful. Significant damage was also caused to the Hawaiian Islands.

On February 1, 1938, an earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale off the coast of Indonesia caused a tsunami to hit the islands of Banda and Kai. There is no data on casualties.

On November 4, 1952, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula caused a tsunami to hit the Hawaiian Islands. The amount of material damage caused was about 1 million dollars.

The tsunami also caused the destruction of several cities and towns in the Sakhalin and Kamchatka regions. On November 5, three waves up to 15-18 meters high (according to various sources) destroyed the city of Severo-Kurilsk and caused damage to a number of neighboring settlements. According to official figures, 2336 people died.

March 9, 1957 on the Andrianov Islands, Alaska, there was an earthquake measuring up to 9.1 points. It led to the formation of two tsunamis, the average wave height reached 15 and 8 m, respectively. More than 300 people died as a result of the tsunami. The earthquake and tsunami were accompanied by the eruption of the Vsevidov volcano, which had been “hibernating” for about 200 years.

On May 22, 1960, an earthquake measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale struck southern Chile, causing a tsunami. In Chile, Japan, the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands, about 2.3 thousand were killed, more than 4 thousand were injured, about 2 million people were left homeless. The amount of material damage caused was more than 675 million dollars. For a long time, this tsunami was considered the most powerful and destructive of those recorded.

March 28, 1964 in Alaska, 120 km southeast of Anchorage, there was an earthquake measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale, which caused a tsunami. 125 people died. The amount of material damage caused was about 311 million dollars.

On February 4, 1965, as a result of an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale that occurred on the Rat Islands (Alaska), a tsunami hit Shemya Island (Aleutian archipelago).

On September 5, 1971, an earthquake occurred in the Sea of Japan, 50 km from the southwestern coast of Sakhalin. It received the name Moneronskoye after the island of the same name, which turned out to be near the center of the earthquake. The intensity of the shock in the source was estimated at 8 points, in the settlements located opposite the source, the strength of the earth shaking was equal to 7 points. On the southwestern coast of Sakhalin, the maximum wave height of 2 m was recorded in Gornozavodsk and Shebunino. There was no information about casualties and destruction in the media.

On December 12, 1992, an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale destroyed a significant part of the islands of Flores and Bali, located on the territory of Indonesia. The earthquake caused a tsunami with a wave height of up to 26 m. 2,200 people died.

On December 26, 2004, an earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean, near the western coast of the northern part of the island of Sumatra. An earthquake measuring 8.9-9 points provoked a tsunami that immediately hit the islands of Sumatra and Java. The wave height reached 30 m. The total number of deaths - according to various sources, from 200 to 300 thousand people. More exact figures have not been established so far, since many bodies were carried away by water. To date, it is this tsunami that is considered the most destructive in history.

Tsunami waves spread not only across the Indian Ocean, but also the Pacific, reached the coast of the Kuril Islands.

On July 17, 2006, the south coast of the Indonesian island of Java was hit by a tsunami. According to various estimates, from 600 to 650 people died from the natural disaster, 120 were missing. 1,800 residents of the coast were injured. The natural disaster left 47,000 people homeless.

In the resort town of Pangandaran, the tsunami destroyed almost all the hotels located on the first line of the coast.

On September 29, 2009, a tsunami occurred off the coast of the island nation of Samoa in the Pacific Ocean as a result of an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.3. The total death toll on the islands of Western and American Samoa has exceeded 140 people.

On February 27, 2010, as a result of an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 that occurred in Chile, a tsunami threat arose for Japan, the Kuriles, Sakhalin, as well as the Philippines and Indonesia.

The material was prepared on the basis of information and open sources.

An astrologer's comment.

In the formation of strong shocks in the ocean, causing powerful catastrophic tsunamis, has always taken part vibration of Neptune.

Considering the ongoing invasion, the transition of Neptune to its abode, the sign of Pisces, - correspondence - the world ocean, underwater earthquakes, eruptions, tsunamis, storms, large-scale floods from April 4, 2011, - the final ingression of Neptune into the sign of Pisces, - February 3, 2012, - an increase in dangerous shocks in the ocean with subsequent tsunamis, until 2025-2026, the ingression of Neptune into the sign of Aries.

The line of Neptune is projected onto:

Australia, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi, Caroline Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. In the Western Hemisphere to Canada - the Nova Scotia Peninsula, the island of Newfoundland, Brazil - near the cities of Natal, Pernambuco.

In 14 studied horoscopes of the strongest tsunamis, there is a direct or indirect connection between Neptune and Pluto:

1. Sextile - 8 horoscopes.

2. Connection - 1 horoscope.

“June 15, 1896: The Sankriku Tsunami hit Japan. A 23-meter tsunami wave of colossal destructive force hit people who had gathered on the shore on the day of a religious holiday, and claimed the lives of more than 26,000 people…”

3. Indirect connection of Neptune with Pluto, through major aspects from the Sun, Moon or Mercury - 5 horoscopes.

since November 7, 2010, after the turn of Neptune into a direct movement, the Neptune-Pluto sextile began to form in the current period.

Aspect area - Neptune-Pluto - 2011-2016.

In the indicated regions, on the line of Neptune and Pluto, during periods of intense interaction, ingressions and reversals of the planets of the solar system, a band of powerful tsunamis will pass.

The Pluto line is projected onto:

India, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Central America.

Japan has passed a draft law on tsunami protection.

TOKYO, June 10 - RIA Novosti, Ksenia Naka. Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday unanimously passed a bill on additional tsunami protection measures to help avoid or mitigate damage from the disaster, the Kyodo news agency reported.

The draft law notes the insufficiency of the currently existing measures and protection system. At the state level, it is planned to conduct tsunami studies, create a new warning system and urgent evacuation of the population in case of a threat of disaster. The bill provides for the revision of plans for the construction of cities and industrial facilities, taking into account the threat of a tsunami.

In addition, in memory of the strongest tsunami of 1854, November 5 will be celebrated as Tsunami Protection Day. An earthquake that occurred on November 5, 1854 on the southeastern coast of Japan, with a magnitude of 8.5, and the tsunami that followed, whose height in some places reached 15-16 meters, claimed, according to some reports, the lives of more than 8 thousand people. According to legend, on this day, an old man from a village located in the current Wakayama Prefecture saved all his fellow villagers from inevitable death. His house was on a hill. He noticed a giant wave rising into the sea. She was moving at such a speed that he would not have had time to go down and warn the inhabitants. Then he donated the most valuable thing he had - stacks of rice. He set fire to them, the inhabitants saw the fire and rushed to his house to help. And only when they reached the top of the hill, they saw what danger threatened them.

Japan has the world's fastest tsunami warning system. During the March 11 earthquake, the first threat alert was issued while the tremors were still ongoing.

However, the downside of the early warning was the accuracy of the wave height calculations, as this requires additional data and time. As a result, on March 11, many residents of the northeast coast most affected by the elements only managed to hear a warning about a three-meter tsunami, and the clarifications and warnings that appeared later that in some areas the wave height could exceed 10 meters were not heard. This was fatal for most of the 15,000 dead: more than 92% died from the tsunami, and not from the earthquake itself.

In addition, detailed flood hazard maps based on past earthquake and tsunami experience for all coastal areas failed to take into account the unprecedented magnitude of the earthquake and tsunami. Because of this, some residents believed that their houses, more than a kilometer away from the seashore, were safe in the event of a tsunami and did not rush to evacuate.

About a year ago, in April 2015, an earthquake occurred in Nepal, which caused thousands of deaths and huge destruction, including the most valuable historical monuments. This is one of the strongest earthquakes in history. A cataclysm of this magnitude has become the seventh in a row in the 21st century. Let's take a look at each of them:

Bam, 2003

An earthquake measuring 6.3 occurred on December 26, 2003 in the ancient city of Bam in Iran. On that terrible day, 35,000 people lost their lives, and another 22,000 were injured. And this despite the fact that the population of the city is only 200 thousand inhabitants.

Indian Ocean, 2004

Exactly one year after the Iranian tragedy, an underwater earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean, causing the deadliest tsunami in modern history. The magnitude of the tremors was 9.1–9.3 points. The tsunami hit several countries, among which Thailand, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and others were closest to the epicenter. Its destructive power was so great that even in Port Elizabeth (South Africa), 6900 kilometers away from the epicenter, a huge number of people died. The total number of deaths during the disaster reached 225-300 thousand.

Sichuan, 2008

The Sichuan earthquake occurred on May 12, 2008. According to the China Seismological Bureau, the magnitude of the earthquake was 8 Mw. The epicenter of the cataclysm was the seismically active Longmenshan fault, located 75 km from the city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. According to official sources, as of August 4, 2008, the death toll was about 70 thousand people, another 18 thousand were missing.

Haiti, 2010

The date of the tragedy was January 12, 2010. Previously, such a devastating earthquake was recorded on the island in 1751. The death toll in the tragedy 6 years ago exceeded 200 thousand people, and material damage amounted to 5.6 billion euros.

Chile, 2010

In the same year, on February 27, one of the strongest earthquakes in the last half century occurred in Chile. An 8.8-magnitude ground wobble caused massive destruction, killing about a thousand people.

Japan, 2011

An earthquake off the coast of the Japanese island of Honshu on March 11, 2011, went down in history as the Great East Japan Earthquake. The strongest earthquake in the history of the country caused an equally terrible tsunami, the wave height of which reached 40 meters. One of the consequences of the disaster was the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. The elements destroyed three nuclear reactors, which caused a strong radioactive release into the atmosphere. The death toll exceeded 15 thousand people, about 3 thousand are missing.

Nepal, 2015

On April 25 and 26, 2015, powerful tremors began in Nepal, with a magnitude of 4.2–7.8 Mw. According to the country's government, the death of 4,000 people has been confirmed, and the damage is estimated at $5 billion. In addition, the earthquake triggered avalanches on Everest, killing more than 80 climbers.

January 31, 1906 An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Colombia and Ecuador, hitting the US West Coast and Japan as well. The resulting tsunami killed about 1.5 thousand people.

February 3, 1923 An 8.5 magnitude earthquake hit Kamchatka. It was the latest in a series of earthquakes during the winter of 1923. Most of these earthquakes triggered tsunamis in the region. The tsunami on February 3 was especially powerful. Significant damage was also caused to the Hawaiian Islands.

February 1, 1938 An earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale off the coast of Indonesia sent a tsunami to the islands of Banda and Kai. There is no data on casualties.

November 4, 1952 As a result of an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale that occurred near the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, a tsunami hit the Hawaiian Islands. The amount of material damage caused was about 1 million dollars.

March 9, 1957. on the Andrianov Islands, Alaska, there was an earthquake measuring up to 9.1 points. It led to the formation of two tsunamis, the average wave height reached 15 and 8 m, respectively. More than 300 people died as a result of the tsunami. The earthquake and tsunami were accompanied by the eruption of the Vsevidov volcano, which had been "hibernating" for about 200 years.

May 22, 1960. An earthquake measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale hit southern Chile, causing a tsunami. In Chile, Japan, the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands, about 2.3 thousand people were killed, more than 4 thousand were injured, about 2 million people were left homeless. The amount of material damage caused was more than 675 million dollars. For a long time, this tsunami was considered the most powerful and destructive of those recorded.

March 28, 1964 in Alaska, 120 km southeast of Anchorage, an earthquake measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale struck, causing a tsunami. 125 people died. The amount of material damage caused was about 311 million dollars.

February 4, 1965 As a result of an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale that occurred on the Rat Islands (Alaska), a tsunami hit Shemya Island (Aleutian archipelago).

September 5, 1971 in the Sea of Japan, 50 km from the southwestern coast of Sakhalin, an earthquake occurred. It received the name Moneronskoye after the island of the same name, which turned out to be near the center of the earthquake. The intensity of the shock in the source was estimated at 8 points, in the settlements located opposite the source, the strength of the earth shaking was equal to 7 points. On the southwestern coast of Sakhalin, the maximum wave height of 2 m was recorded in Gornozavodsk and Shebunino. There was no information about casualties and destruction in the media.

December 12, 1992 An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale destroyed a large part of the islands of Flores and Bali, located on the territory of Indonesia. The earthquake caused a tsunami with a wave height of up to 26 m. 2 thousand 200 people died

December 26, 2004 an earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean, near the western coast of the northern part of the island of Sumatra. An earthquake measuring 8.9-9 points provoked a tsunami that immediately hit the islands of Sumatra and Java. The wave height reached 30 m. The total number of deaths - according to various sources, from 200 to 300 thousand people. More exact figures have not been established so far, since many bodies were carried away by water. To date, it is this tsunami that is considered the most destructive in history.

Tsunami waves spread not only across the Indian Ocean, but also the Pacific, reached the coast of the Kuril Islands.

July 17, 2006 The tsunami hit the southern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. According to various estimates, from 600 to 650 people died from the natural disaster, 120 were missing. 1,800 residents of the coast were injured. The natural disaster left 47,000 people homeless.

In the resort town of Pangandaran, the tsunami destroyed almost all the hotels located on the first line of the coast.

September 29, 2009 An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.3 triggered a tsunami off the coast of the island nation of Samoa in the Pacific Ocean. The total death toll on the islands of Western and American Samoa exceeded 140 people.

February 27, 2010 As a result of an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 that occurred in Chile, a tsunami threat arose for Japan, the Kuriles, Sakhalin, as well as the Philippines and Indonesia.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources

Before the ingression, the transition of Neptune to its abode, the sign of Pisces, there is one month left. The exact transition date is February 3, 2012. In astrology, Neptune is associated with the elements of the ocean, large seas, tsunamis.

An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 that hit Chile on February 27, 2009 triggered a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. According to official figures, 279 dead have been identified.

On February 1, 1938, an earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale off the coast of Indonesia caused a tsunami to hit the islands of Banda and Kai. There is no data on casualties.

On November 4, 1952, due to an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, a tsunami hit the Hawaiian Islands. The amount of material damage caused was about 1 million dollars.

On May 22, 1960, an earthquake measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale struck southern Chile, causing a tsunami. In Chile, Japan, the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands, about 2.3 thousand people were killed, more than 4 thousand were injured, about 2 million people were left homeless. The amount of material damage caused was more than 675 million dollars. For a long time, this tsunami was considered the most powerful and destructive of those recorded.

On February 4, 1965, as a result of an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale that occurred on the Rat Islands (Alaska), a tsunami hit Shemya Island (Aleutian archipelago).

Tsunami waves spread not only across the Indian Ocean, but also the Pacific, reached the coast of the Kuril Islands.

In the resort town of Pangandaran, the tsunami destroyed almost all the hotels located on the first line of the coast.

On February 27, 2010, as a result of an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 that occurred in Chile, a tsunami threat arose for Japan, the Kuriles, Sakhalin, as well as the Philippines and Indonesia.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources.

An astrologer's comment.

In the formation of strong shocks in the ocean, causing powerful catastrophic tsunamis, has always taken part vibration of Neptune.

The line of Neptune is projected onto:

Australia, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi Island, Caroline Islands, Philippines, Taiwan Island, Japan, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka, Hawaiian Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. In the Western Hemisphere to Canada - the Nova Scotia Peninsula, the island of Newfoundland, Brazil - near the cities of Natal, Pernambuco.

In 14 studied horoscopes of the strongest tsunamis, there is a direct or indirect connection between Neptune and Pluto:

1. Sextile - 8 horoscopes.

2. Connection - 1 horoscope.

June 15, 1896: The Sankriku Tsunami hits Japan. A 23-meter tsunami wave of colossal destructive force hit people who had gathered on the shore on the day of a religious holiday, and claimed the lives of more than 26,000 people…”

3. Indirect connection of Neptune with Pluto, through major aspects from the Sun, Moon or Mercury - 5 horoscopes.

Conclusion:

since November 7, 2010, after the turn of Neptune into a direct movement, the Neptune-Pluto sextile began to form in the current period.

Aspect area - Neptune-Pluto - 2011-2033.

In the indicated regions, on the line of Neptune and Pluto, during periods of intense interaction, ingressions and reversals of the planets of the solar system, a band of powerful tsunamis will pass.

The Pluto line is projected onto:

India, Indonesia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Central America. Since 2012 on the Atlantic coast of the USA.

Japan has passed a draft law on tsunami protection.

Japan has the world's fastest tsunami warning system. During the March 11 earthquake, the first threat alert was issued while the tremors were still ongoing.

Every year, the number of natural disasters in the world increases, on average, by about 20 percent. Such a disappointing conclusion was made by experts of the International Federation of the Red Cross Society. Most of all, the organization's specialists are concerned about the sharp increase in the number of deaths as a result of earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods. Over the past 10 years, the death rate in disasters has increased from 600 thousand to 1.2 million people a year, and the number of victims has increased from 230 to 270 million. Natural disasters cause disasters and cause enormous damage to the world's population. According to the UN, in the last 20 years alone, the elements have claimed more than 3 million human lives on our planet.

Which natural disasters cost residents the most?

Earthquake in Japan in March 2011

The earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March 2011 can only be compared in scale with the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, when Tokyo and Yokohama were almost completely destroyed. In total, the disaster claimed the lives of more than 15,800 people and left more than half a million residents of Japan homeless, and the coastal territories of the eastern part of the island of Honshu were devastated. But the catastrophe of 2011 was worse not only because of the destruction caused by the elements. The earthquake provoked an accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. The economic damage amounted to $243.9 billion.

2008 Sichuan earthquake

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake killed more than 69,000 people, making it one of the largest earthquakes in human history. More than 4.8 million people were on the street, more than 1.5 million homes were damaged or destroyed, and economic damage exceeded $190 billion.

Hurricane Katrina 2005

The economic damage amounted to $108 billion. According to the US National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Katrina became one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history. More than 1.2 million homes were damaged or destroyed. New Orleans and surrounding areas were flooded. More than 1,800 people have died and more than 600,000 have been forced to leave their homes. Marauders raged in the city, and in order to restore order, the authorities even had to bring the National Guard into the city.

Hurricane Sandy 2012

The economic damage amounted to $ 50 billion. The hurricane affected not only the States, but also seven countries of the Caribbean region. A total of 132 people died and 305,000 houses were either destroyed or severely damaged.

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was a truly international disaster. The economic damage amounted to $ 34 billion. It affected 15 countries and claimed the lives of more than 250 thousand people (not only local residents, but also tourists). There is still no exact data on the number of victims. Particularly affected were Indonesia (near the coast of which tremors were recorded), India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Maldives. The element affected mainly not very developed countries, so the economic damage was not as huge as, say, from the earthquake and tsunami near the island of Honshu 7 years later.

The deadliest natural disasters have been

The earthquake in Haiti that occurred on January 12, 2010 at 16:53 local time. About 3 million people were affected by the disaster, and the death toll reached about 316,000.

December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, known in the scientific world as the Sumatro-Adaman earthquake. The epicenter of the tremors was an area near the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The tsunami that followed aftershocks claimed the lives of nearly 230,000 people in 14 countries.

Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar, which was Myanmar's worst natural disaster on May 2, 2008, killed about 146,000 people and left 55,000 people missing. The death toll may be higher, but the Burmese government, fearful of adverse political repercussions, has understated the numbers.

2008 earthquake in Kashmir, Pakistan on October 8, 2005. About 75,000 people have died, according to official Pakistani government figures, while international experts estimate the death toll at 86,000. The tremors were also felt in neighboring countries such as Tajikistan, Afghanistan, western China, and the Indian part of Kashmir, where about 1,400 people died. The earthquake was a consequence of the growth of the Himalayas.

Earthquake in Sichuan, China on May 12, 2008, also sometimes referred to as the Great Earthquake. According to official figures, about 69,197 people died. This earthquake is considered the deadliest in China, after the 1976 earthquake in Tanhan province, where about 240,000 people died.