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Potentially dangerous 366-meter asteroid approaches Earth
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Damage in the impact
An estimated 189 people would be vaporized in the crater
The crater is 542 m deep
Your asteroid impacted the ground at 17 km/s
The impact is equivalent to 5 Gigatons of TNT
More energy was released than a hurricane releases in a day
An impact this size happens on average every 88,000 years
An estimated 355,850 people would die from the fireball
An estimated 631,250 people would receive 3rd degree burns
An estimated 1,076,394 people would receive 2nd degree burns
Trees would catch on fire within 94 km of the impact
An estimated 4,588 people would die from the shock wave
Anyone within 33 km would likely receive lung damage
Anyone within 43 km would likely have ruptured eardrums
Buildings within 76 km would collapse
Homes within 101 km would collapse
An estimated 465,284 people would die from the wind blast
Wind within 23 km would be faster than storms on Jupiter
Homes within 37 km would be completely leveled
Within 66 km it would feel like being inside an EF5 tornado
Nearly all trees within 109 km would be knocked down
An estimated 1,823 people would die from the earthquake.
The earthquake would be felt 192 km away