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Death Toll from a Earthquake!!
Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 2000 - 2012
Located by the US Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center (M4.5+ for most of the world; doesn't include US regional network contributions)
Magnitude
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
8.0 to 9.9
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
4
0
1
1
1
2
7.0 to 7.9
14
15
13
14
14
10
9
14
12
16
23
19
12
6.0 to 6.9
146
121
127
140
141
140
142
178
168
144
150
185
108
5.0 to 5.9
1344
1224
1201
1203
1515
1693
1712
2074
1768
1896
2209
2276
1401
4.0 to 4.9
8008
7991
8541
8462
10888
13917
12838
12078
12291
6805
10164
13315
9534
3.0 to 3.9
4827
6266
7068
7624
7932
9191
9990
9889
11735
2905
4341
2791
2453
2.0 to 2.9
3765
4164
6419
7727
6316
4636
4027
3597
3860
3014
4626
3643
3111
1.0 to 1.9
1026
944
1137
2506
1344
26
18
42
21
26
39
47
43
0.1 to 0.9
5
1
10
134
103
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
No Magnitude
3120
2807
2938
3608
2939
864
828
1807
1922
17
24
11
3
Total
22256
23534
27454
31419
31194
30478
29568
29685
31777
14825
21577
* 22289
* 16667
Estimated
Deaths
231
21357
1685
33819
228802
88003
6605
712
88011
1790
320120
21953
768
Starting in January 2009, the USGS National Earthquake Information Center no longer locates earthquakes smaller than magnitude 4.5 outside the United States, unless specific information of that a earthquake was felt or caused damage has been received. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php

What is a Hurricane?
Hurricanes are large tropical storms with heavy winds. By definition, they contain winds in excess of 74 miles per hour (119 km per hour) and large areas of rainfall. In addition, they have the potential to spawn dangerous tornadoes. The
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