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Earthquake hits Canterbury

The 2010 Canterbury earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and had a maximum perceived intensity of X on the Mercalli intensity scale. Two residents were seriously injured. Mass fatalities were avoided partly due to there being few houses of unreinforced construction.

Russian apartment bombings

The Russian apartment bombings were a series of explosions that hit four apartment blocks in the Russian cities of Buynaksk, Moscow and Volgodonsk in 1999, killing more than 300, injuring more than 800, and spreading a wave of fear across the country. The bombings, together with the Dagestan War, led the country into the Second Chechen War.

Golden Dragon massacre

The Golden Dragon Massacre was a gang-related shooting attack that took place inside the Golden Dragon Restaurant, located at 822 Washington Street in Chinatown, San Francisco, California. The five perpetrators, members of the Joe Boys, a Chinese youth gang, were attempting to kill members of the Wah Ching, a rival Chinatown gang.