Natural Disasters Quiz

Try out this Natural Disasters quiz to test your knowledge. Natural Disasters trivia explores the dramatic forces that shape landscapes, alter communities, and reveal the planet’s raw power.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Which 1991 eruption cooled global temperatures by about 0.5°C for a time?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
The 1816 "Year Without a Summer" followed the eruption of which volcano?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
What magnitude range is widely given for the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
One of the strongest earthquakes in eastern U.S. history in 1886 is known by what name?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
The central U.S. earthquake sequence of 1811 and 1812 is called what?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which earthquake killed hundreds of thousands in China in 1976?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
What was the name of the quake that devastated Turkmenistan's capital in 1948?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Which 1970 Peru disaster triggered a huge avalanche from Huascaran?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the largest instrumentally recorded earthquake, the 1960 event in Chile, called?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck which U.S. state?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
Which volcano buried Pompeii in AD 79?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
A devastating tsunami in 2004 was triggered by an earthquake in what ocean?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Hurricane Andrew hit which part of Florida in 1992?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
What was the name of the 2018 wildfire that destroyed much of Paradise?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Which storm devastated parts of the Philippines in 2013?

Which 1991 eruption cooled global temperatures by about 0.5°C for a time?

The 1816 "Year Without a Summer" followed the eruption of which volcano?

What magnitude range is widely given for the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake?

One of the strongest earthquakes in eastern U.S. history in 1886 is known by what name?

The central U.S. earthquake sequence of 1811 and 1812 is called what?

Which earthquake killed hundreds of thousands in China in 1976?

What was the name of the quake that devastated Turkmenistan's capital in 1948?

Which 1970 Peru disaster triggered a huge avalanche from Huascaran?

What is the largest instrumentally recorded earthquake, the 1960 event in Chile, called?

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck which U.S. state?

Which volcano buried Pompeii in AD 79?

A devastating tsunami in 2004 was triggered by an earthquake in what ocean?

Hurricane Andrew hit which part of Florida in 1992?

What was the name of the 2018 wildfire that destroyed much of Paradise?

Which storm devastated parts of the Philippines in 2013?