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Zero Hour: Disasters in 60 Seconds

Zero Hour: Disasters in 60 Seconds

By: Zero Hour History
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Earthquakes, shipwrecks, explosions, and catastrophes that changed the world — every disaster in 60 seconds.Zero Hour History 2026 World
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  • 2017 Central Mexico earthquake

    2017 Central Mexico earthquake
    Jul 22 2026
    The 2017 Puebla earthquake, also known as 19S, struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 Mw and strong shaking for about 20 seconds. Its epicenter was about 55 km (34 mi) south of the city of Puebla, Mexico. The earthquake caused damage in the Mexican states of Puebla and Morelos and in the Greater Mexico City area, including the collapse of more than
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    1 min
  • 1990 Carlentini earthquake

    1990 Carlentini earthquake
    Jul 22 2026
    The 1990 Carlentini earthquake (Italian: Terremoto di Carlentini del 1990) occurred off the Sicilian coast, 20 km east northeast from the town of Augusta, Sicily on 13 December at 01:24 local time. The moderately-sized earthquake measuring 5.6 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw) resulted in the deaths of 19 people and caused at least 200 injuries. It also inflicted significant damage in the region,
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    1 min
  • 2014 Orkney earthquake

    2014 Orkney earthquake
    Jul 22 2026
    The 2014 Orkney earthquake occurred at 12:22:33 SAST on 5 August, with the epicentre near Orkney, a gold mining town in the Klerksdorp district in the North West province of South Africa. The shock was assigned a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale by the Council for Geoscience (CGS) in South Africa, making it the biggest earthquake in South Africa since the 1969 Tulbagh earthquake, which had a
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