earthquakes
Earthquakes
Description
Select set of notable earthquakes from 1900 to 1999.
Usage
earthquakes
Format
A data frame with 123 rows and 7 variables.
- year
Year the earthquake took place.
- month
Month the earthquake took place.
- day
Day the earthquake took place
- richter
Magnitude of earthquake using the Richter Scale.
- area
City or geographic location of earthquakes.
- region
Country or countries if the earthquake occurred on a border.
- deaths
Approximate number of deaths caused by earthquake
Source
World Almanac and Book of Facts: 2011.