Earthquakes are rare in the eastern United States – but recent minor tremors in the Mississippi valley are a reminder that the region has, in the past, experienced much larger and more damaging seismic events.
The Haicheng Earthquake of 1975: An Example of Earthquake Prediction
In 1975, four seismologists correctly predicted the Haicheng Earthquake, but seismologists are still looking for an accurate earthquake forecasting method.
UK Storms: The Great Storm of 1703
Another major storm strikes the United Kingdom. But is such a storm unprecedented? The so-called Great Storm which struck southern England and Wales in 1703 caused extensive damage – but was it be biggest on record?
The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
At around ten o’clock on November 1, 1755, somewhere out in the Atlantic Ocean, an enormous earthquake broke the earth’s crust deep under water. Soon, the buildings of Lisbon began to shake, then came a tsunami. David Chester describes it as “the largest documented seismic event to have struck Europe.”
