My dad let us know if we moved he’d move somewhere in the vicinity too, so that made it easy. When an earthquake comes, there’s no app to tell us that beforehand. When the rivers finally broke this barrier, several villages downstream were inundated, adding to the initial death toll. His debut novel, The End of Jimmy Ray Day, is being published by Literary Wanderlust, coming in 2021. Hurricane - they usually brings floods with them and may include tornados. TheAppleballGuys. Once I drove home from Chicago just ahead of what was clearly a big storm. All of these types of weather systems can occur throughout all four corners of the globe, and differentiating between them can be confusing since they all contain strong winds and sometimes happen together. I would trade one tornado for a hundred earthquakes. One of my friends from high school moved  off to Oklahoma, but the rest of my friends had stayed put. ( Log Out /  In Indiana, that seemed more plausible. I have personally experienced all of these with the exception of a tidal wave. This earthquake is the worst earthquake in history and had a magnitude of 9.5 on the Richter scale where the maximum value if 10. I just got done watching the movie Twister, and I was thinking what the worst natural disaster would be here in the United States. An earthquake is a geological event that occurs when two pieces of the Earth’s crust, known as tectonic plates, collide, slide under or push against each other. But thunderstorms do have their charms. This earthquake closely followed the one in Haiti that occurred a few months before and caused the deaths of more than 200,000 people. Yes, there is a lot of destruction in a big earthquake, but at least you still know where your house is. Around 1,655 people were killed, thousands injured and millions displaced because of this earthquake and it also led to property damage worth $550 million. So the biggest point of contention with us over the years has been, which is worse, tornadoes or earthquakes? Mom that wants to be near schools, job opportunities, and fun. It will rip up all the roads, and flatten everything in its path. I lived in the Northwest when Mount Saint Helen erupted, and there is nothing like that..... Ok...now how about two REALLY out there ones - Volcano's and gigantic tidal waves like that one that wiped out like 10,000 people a couple years back? It caused one of the worst tsunamis till date and displaced 1.7 million people in 14 countries in South East Asia, South Asia, and Eastern Africa. This earthquake was the worst even recorded earthquake in Japan and among the biggest earthquakes in history. I know what they say. 0 0. I have lived on the east coast for a couple of years and a lot of people would tell me they would never live in California because of the earthquakes. He grew up in California. Apart from causing damage locally, it reached the coast of California, though the damage across the Atlantic was limited. People from the coast thing Nebraska has tornadoes all the time. I’ve been told on more than one occasion earthquakes are worse, because “you can’t see them comin’.” As a seasoned veteran of probably a dozen or so earthquakes who now lives in tornado … It’s mostly little stuff, but a lot of it is still like nails on a chalkboard. I watched my neighbour's tree get ripped out of the ground. Come to “Coffee, Tea and D” from 8-9 a.m. Wednesday, at 210, 210 Center St., in Visalia. Hurricanes give you a lot of time to prepare (board up windows, etc.). I, of course, argue that earthquakes are far more fearsome. The happy prospect of moving to California was somewhat tempered by earthquake potential, but someone told me Visalia is far less likely than the rest of state to experience them, so I gave it a shot. Tsunamis are also devastating with little warning time but earthquakes are the cause of tsunamis. What do you think? For example, there are no bags out here. Hurricane Hugo was hell especially when we had a half formed tornado travel through the front yard. Though the movement may be slight in geological terms, it has the potential to destroy all human habitation near its center and cause massive loss of property. “Where do you go if there’s a tornado?” he asked. Deal. The site is also to cover things that are related to the world. I figured a tornado or hurricane would be a lot more scary and destructive than an earthquake. It hit at 4:30 PM. And remember, without a tornado, there’d be no “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” No one ever wrote a beautiful song about an earthquake. I would think earthquakes can be worse only from the aspect that you get no advance notice it is going to happen. This was covered with about 3 inches of solid hail. This year has been a tough year. The radio stations kept warning of a massive violent storm cell heading directly south from Grand Bend. Season If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Ah, but put him in a Midwest thunderstorm, and the tables are turned. The tsunami could also be felt in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, half the world away and was caused by the collision of the Indian and Burmese tectonic plates. JavaScript is disabled. The 1988 San Francisco earthquake, a major disaster that most people easily remember, killed 62 people. This earthquake occurred along the North American and Pacific Plates and the tremors caused significant damage 120 kilometers to the northwest, in the town of Anchorage. The earthquake struck just seven years after Alaska had been declared a state and caused a massive tsunami that reached as far as Japan and Hawaii. From the first moment he walked into my house there, he worried that I didn’t have a basement. A tornado is worse than an earthquake because it is VERY unlikely you will be in the spot the earthquake mainly hits (the ripping/open ground which people are most worried about.) Tsunami is a see also of tornado. The following errors occurred with your submission. It occurred due to the tectonic movements of the Eurasian and Indian plates and created massive shock waves that killed over 1500 people in India, Tibet, and China. This earthquake too occurred due to a collision between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate and caused a tsunami that affected the lives of 1.8 million people and caused an economic loss of $30 billion. Much to one of my friends’ chagrin when I relayed the story, I did not ‘pack my musket and go shoot them.’. As nouns the difference between tsunami and tornado is that tsunami is a very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption while tornado is (meteorology) a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud or tornado can be a rolled pork roast. Even before this massive earthquake hit, this region in Russia had a history of tectonic activity and many active volcanoes making it vulnerable to natural disasters. No. “GET AWAY FROM THE WINDOW,” he yelled into the phone. A tornado is worse than an earthquake because it is VERY unlikely you will be in the spot the earthquake mainly hits (the ripping/open ground which people are most worried about.) It caused a tsunami that killed 29,000 people and also destroyed the Fukushima nuclear reactor. The Site is dedicated to providing facts and information for the knowledge and entertainment purpose. Are you going into the Witness Protection Program? That being said, I’ve been colder out here than I’ve ever been in my life. Which is worse: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, or Earthquakes? Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. There’s no warning, and it’s the ground under your feet moving — what can possibly be more disturbing than that? A large earthquake can do as much damage as a hurricane. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. It took about 5 mins before we were hit. “Why aren’t you taking shelter?!”. It wouldn’t have been impossible for a tornado to hit my suburban home, but it’s just not that common either. Does Lincoln have the worst drivers in Nebraska? Loading... Unsubscribe from TheAppleballGuys? She attributed the shaking glasses to ghosts. As a native Californian, moving to the Midwest after over 30 years was quite a shock. They are nature's most spectacular display of power and in rural areas they don't do as much damage as they do in the southwest.