Trivia questions and answers, drawn fresh from the well

• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Hurricanes

What is the minimum sustained wind speed (in mph) required for a Category 5 hurricane?

Answer

157 mph

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Tsunamis

What was the death toll of the 1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami?

Answer

15,000

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Tsunamis

What was the Volcanic Explosivity Index of the 1883 Krakatoa eruption?

Answer

6

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Tsunamis

What is the name of the fault that ruptured in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake?

Answer

Sunda megathrust

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Tsunamis

What was the magnitude of the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake?

Answer

7.5

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Tsunamis

What was the primary cause of the 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami?

Answer

Submarine landslide

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Tsunamis

Which Hawaiian city was devastated by the 1960 Chile tsunami?

Answer

Hilo

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Tsunamis

How long did it take the 2004 tsunami to reach Sri Lanka after the earthquake?

Answer

2 hours

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• Tsunamis

What was the approximate death toll in Sri Lanka from the 2004 tsunami?

Answer

35,000

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Tsunamis

What was the magnitude of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake?

Answer

9.0

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Tsunamis

What was the maximum run-up height of the 2004 tsunami near Lhoknga, Indonesia?

Answer

51 meters

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Tsunamis

What is the precise date of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake?

Answer

May 22, 1960

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