Historic Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Use the links below, or those of your choosing, to research an historic volcano or earthquake. You must, at a minimum, tell: 1) when and where the disaster occurred, 2) how many, if any, were killed and/or displaced, 3) how long the disaster occurred, 4) details about what is known about the disaster. (The last part should include what type of volcanic eruption occurred or what type of plate motion was involved.) You will receive up to 20 points for your individual effort. The more you make this your own, rather than copy answers directly from the websites, the more points you will receive.
Download a worksheet you can use to help organize your thoughts here.
You need to include photographs, I can help if you don’t know how to capture these from the internet. You also MUST include citations for both information and photographs. While quotes are acceptable, at least 80% of the writing must be your own.
APA citation style Avoiding Plagiarism
Volcanoes
Nyiragonga Global Volcanism Program- history
Nyiragonga BBC News- history
Nyiragonga- fatalities
Nyiragonga- IRIS
Nyiragonga- basic geology photovolcanica
Kelut, Indonesia- multiple volcanoes
Kelut, Island of Java volcano
Kelut- February 1990
Krakatoa history and geology
Krakatoa- Unraveling Krakatoa’s secrets- BBC
Krakatoa- LiveScience
How Volcanoes Work- SDSU
Mount Saint Helens history
Mt. St. Helens- LiveScience
History- Mt St. Helens- mtsthelens.com
Duration- lots of images as well
Displaced persons- at least a reference
Pinatubo
Pinatubo- 1991 eruption (USGS site)
Pinatubo- “The Sleeping Giant Awakens”
Tambora
April 10, 1815- Tambora Explosion Triggers “Volcanic Winter” - Wired
Tambora, Sumbawa, Indonesia- Oregon State
Top 10 Famous Volcanoes- Tambora is number 4
Earthquakes
Tajikistan- January3, 2010
DREF report PDF report of Tajikistan earthquake
Gediz, Turkey 1970
1811 New Madrid Earthquake- USGS
Strange Happenings- New Madrid Earthquake 1811
Haiti 2010- Haiti devastated by massive earthquake
Anatomy of a Caribbean Earthquake Facts 3 years later
Haiti Fatalities- CNN report Environmental impact Political dissent
Haiti displaced persons- Huffington Post from AP
Videos: Caught on tape;
Kanto Earthquake- Japanese Prints
Potential earthquake- Japan awaits the big one (before the 2011 tsunami)
Fukishima- Japan 2011
Two Years Later, Japan Time- includes displaced persons
Japan Earthquake- Tsunami Fast facts Timeline
Japan Hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake- Huffington Post
Poleshifting- Facts about the 2011 earthquake
Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis- Scientific American
Videos: Aerial view of Tsunami; German video; Korean video; Tsunami hits port; emotional footage; Unbelieveable footage; Earth opening and closing (P-wave); pool hit by earthquake
