| Collision plate margin involving the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate, both continental plates |
| Destructive plate margin involving the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate and the continental North American plate |
| About 30,000 |
| One |
| Emergency services and local people helped to dig for survivors. International rescue teams arrived to help. |
| School children followed instructions to 'dive and cover', the airport was closed. |
