1991 Silverio Land Earthquake

The 1991 Silverio land Earthquake was a megathrust earthquake that occured on March 9, 1991 at 8:00 AM. Over 7500 people died.

How it happened
7:59:53 AM. Schools were reading the Nakka'l Matha Dana. 8:00:15 AM. Trouble. A megathrust earthquake is about to rupture the Silverio Capital Region. At a studio, a woman feels THE BIG ONE. EARTHQUAKE!!!!!! Lots of people are going to Duck and Cover! On a bus, Jennifer was heading for school and the ramp collapses and all the schoolchildren are killed. In Prontera, The 7-storey Moonview Hotel collapses. Someone calls on the phone. San Mark's Birthday is halted as the quake destroys the building, killing San. Trouble. People use the elevator. The shaft goes down and down and down and down. They die. At the airport, the elevated road collapses to the ground, killing a 26-year-old man from Japan. The shaking was so big that the House Hunters set was severely damaged. The director, producer, writer all die. The host survived, but the quake continues.

At Disneyland ParkLand, Cinderella Castle got demolished by falling down, destroying Main Street U.S.A., killing Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Cinderella, Goofy, Pluto, and Snow White. Fantasyland is invaded by the earthquake (derailing one of the teacups on Mad Tea Party, destroying a leg of Dumbo The Flying Elephant, flooding it's a small world). In Berkerly Square, All 10 floors of the Intercontinental Hospital collapsed, killing a recently-born baby. 526 people working at the Mazalthan Building (demolished in 2000 to make way for the Lucky Tower). 9:15:10 AM. House Hunters get cancelled. Home Network (later HGTV, now Panorama Home and Garden) is launched, but almost nobody saw it. The Kazal Arch Bridge collapses, killing 400 people and knocking down 52 cars. The quake destroys SCR 5. Later, the woman is headed for the airport, but she didn't notice the road sign saying "ALL FREEWAYS CLOSED. COLLAPSED SECTION AHEAD." 9:30:24 AM. The woman is injured when she is on the collapsed section. The car slips off the highway and is crushed on Marotan Street.

The quake stops. Over 7500 people were killed, and 500 were injured. A fire breaks out at the Moonview Hotel.

Nicknames

 * The Big One
 * The Great Earthquake

Trivia

 * Over 7,500 people were dead, 500 people affected, 8,000 unbreathing, and 8,700 injured. Only 984 people survived.
 * It was the worst earthquake in history, with the quake exceeding 9.5 on the Richter Scale.
 * This is the first quake that collapsed a whole building.
 * Many Hollywood Celeberties were injured.
 * The quake was so big that it got the nickname "The Big One".
 * It was harder to survive. In 1991, Silverio World didn't have earthquake drills.
 * Many highway overpasses, bridges, tunnels, and park icons were completely rebuilt.
 * A huge blackout occured because the quake knocked down many power lines.

Damage
Lots of buildings were damaged. Examples are:


 * Sears store in the Umbrella Mall
 * 1992 Silveriolympic Games torch relay halted.
 * Mariga Street Elementary School
 * Atra Center