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roject Work arthquakes are a common occurrence in the world. Working in groups, conduct research ten earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that have taken place within the last ten years.​

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Explanation: The ten earthquakes that have taken place within the last ten years are the

  • 22 Feb, 2011- (New Zealand) - (A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Christchurch, killing at least 180 people and causing an estimated NZ$15 billion ($12 billion) of damage.)
  • 11 Aug, 2012 (Iran)- (Two strong quakes, measuring 6.4 magnitude and 6.3 respectively, kill at least 300 people near the city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran.)
  • 24 Sept, 2013 (Pakistan) - (Twin earthquakes, measuring 7.7 and 6.8 magnitude, strike Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, killing at least 825 people.)
  • 3 Aug, 2014 - (China) - (A magnitude 6.3 earthquake devastates southwestern China, killing at least 600 people in a remote area of Yunnan province.)
  • 25 april, 2015 (Nepal)-  (Magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, toppling multi-story buildings in Kathmandu, the capital, and creating landslides and avalanches in the Himalaya Mountains. Nearly 9,000 people died and more than 22,000 suffered injuries)
  • 16 april, 2016 (Ecuador) - A devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake smashes Ecuador, killing more than 650 people along the country’s ravaged Pacific coast.
  • 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake (More than 400 people were killed and 6,600 injured in Iran when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the country,  and at least six have died in Iraq.
  • 19 sep 2017 Puebla earthquake (Mexico)- ( the earthquake killed more than 9,000 people and left more than 100,000 homeless)
  • 30 november, 2018 (Alaska)- ( magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Anchorage in South Central Alaska. The earthquake's epicenter was near Point Mackenzie, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Anchorage, and occurred at a depth of 29 miles (47 km).
  • 26 may 2018 (Peru)- (An earthquake measuring Mw 8.0 struck Peru and the surrounding areas on 26 May 2019 at 02:41 local time. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VII on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale in the towns of Yurimaguas and Lagunas. Two people died and a further 30 were injured.)

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