I honestly never heard of today’s tragic feature.  On this date in 1970, a massive undersea earthquake ocurred in Peru.  It is known as the Ancash or Great Peruvian earthquake.  It was a Sunday afternoon when it struck, and it lasted 45 terrifying seconds.  It caused the northern wall of Mt. Huascarán to be destabilized, thus resulting in an unbelievable […]

On this date in 1509, Istanbul (Constantinople) saw a horrific earthquake known as “the Lesser Judgment Day.” It happened at 10 P.M., and the magnitude is now estimated to have been about 7.3.  For 45 days, the city experienced aftershocks as well as a tsunami.  A thousand houses and 109 mosques were destroyed, and the death toll is estimated to […]

I know earthquakes have become almost commonplace in this day and age, but we often forget about the impact of such quakes.  On this date in 2002, the second of two powerful quakes hit Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan.  The first had hit on March 3, and the 7.4 magnitude killed about 166 people.  The 6.1 magnitude quake that […]