Black resistance against slavery. Between 9 and 11 million enslaved Africans were bought by European traders from Africa between 1450 and 1870. They were taken across the Atlantic Ocean to work on the European-owned plantations and mines of the Americas. Hence the name the transatlantic slave trade.
How many earthquakes does Alaska have each year? Alaska has 11% of the world's earthquakes, and 3 of the 6 largest in recorded history were located there. Since 1900, Alaska has had 1 magnitude 7 or 8 earthquakes per year, 45 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or 7, and 10,000 quakes overall annually. The most famous earthquake, of course, was the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake centered near Prince William Sound. With a magnitude 9.2 over 4.5 minutes, this devastating temblor and resulting tsunami took the lives of 100 people and turned the city of Anchorage into a disaster area.
A 7.1 earthquake has hit the Aleutian islands off the coast of Alaska this morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami warning for a portion of the Alaskan coast. The USGS said the earthquake struck at 6:55 A.M. There have not been reports of injury or deaths. The tsunami warning was issued for all coastal areas in between Unimak Pass, 80 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor, to Amchitka Pass, 125 miles west of Adak. The tsunami warning is in effect for coastal areas of Alaska from Unimak Pass to Amchitka Pass.