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The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake created a 15-meter (50 ft) high tsunami that left several villages completely destroyed and others severely damaged. While the earthquake itself did cause minor damage, the tsunami tragically claimed the lives of 2,700 people and injured thousands, making this the worst natural disaster in Papua New Guinea's ...
The third and final large shock in the sequence occurred on 17 November at 21:01:56 (07:01:56 PGT on 18 November). [7] This earthquake had a magnitude in the range M w 7.3–7.8 and was also of thrust type along another part of the same plate boundary as the second shock.
November 2000 sports events (6 C, 1 P) C. November 2000 crimes (1 C) Pages in category "November 2000" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Prior to 1947, three similar events occurred in the second half of the 19th century where prolonged rainfall led to widespread flooding throughout England in the month of November, in 1894, 1875, and 1852. [10] In November, a catastrophic flood occurred in Hawaii. The floods led to $70 million (2000 USD) in damage, but there were no fatalities.
November 2000 was the eleventh month of that century leap year. It began on a Wednesday and ended after 30 days on a Thursday. This page was last ...
The Molucca Sea was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on November 18 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). [116] Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on November 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). [117] Mexico was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on November 21 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi ...
The 1997–98 El Niño Event had various effects on tropical cyclone activity around the world, with more tropical cyclones than average occurring in the Pacific basins. . This included the Southern Pacific basin between 160°E and 120°W, where 16 tropical cyclones in the South Pacific were observed during the 1997–98 season compared to an average of aroun
On 4 May 2000 at 12:21 WITA (04:21 UTC), a M w 7.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Banggai Islands Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, [1] which was followed by a damaging local tsunami. The earthquake and tsunami killed at least 54 people and injured 270 others, with most of the damage and casualties occurring in the Banggai Islands. [2]