Earthquakes - NASA Earth Observatory
Jan 23, 2024 · Image Earthquake Damage in Türkiye Scientists from NASA and other agencies are using satellites to map damage caused by the devastating earthquake. Published Feb 9, 2023 Image of the Day Land Human Presence Remote Sensing Earthquakes
Earthquakes - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 29, 2020 · Earthquakes can strike suddenly and without warning. An earthquake is a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground, caused by movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust. Earthquakes can result in the ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires and tsunamis.
WHO Responds to Nepal Earthquake - World Health Organization …
Nov 7, 2023 · Working closely with the government and partners, WHO is supporting to respond to the urgent health needs of the affected populationA 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal's Western Province of Karnali, shortly before midnight on 3 November 2023, killing over 150, leaving many more injured, and thousands displaced. Jajarkot, which was the epicenter, and …
Resilient reconstruction: 20 years after Gujarat earthquake
Jan 26, 2021 · The earthquake was followed by several aftershocks over the next few days. As much as the devastation, what marks the 20th anniversary of the Gujarat earthquake is the opportunity the government took in rebuilding the State …
Papua New Guinea earthquake
Mar 20, 2018 · On 26 February 2018, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (PNG), triggering landslides, killing and burying people and houses, affecting water sources and destroying crops. The PNG Government declared a state of emergency on 1 March for Hela, Southern Highlands, Western and Enga provinces. Hela and Southern Highlands Provinces …
Türkiye and Syria earthquakes - World Health Organization (WHO)
On 6 February 2023, a series of massive earthquakes struck south-eastern Türkiye near the border with the Syrian Arab Republic. These and hundreds of aftershocks caused significant destruction on each side of the border, claiming thousands of lives across both countries and damaging or destroying essential infrastructure, including health facilities. These have been …
2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake - NASA Earth Observatory
Mar 13, 2012 · In March 2011, a magnitude 9.1 quake struck off of eastern Japan, triggering large tsunami waves that inundated Japan's coast and spread effects to the Americas and Antarctica.
Great East Japan Earthquake, 2011 - World Health Organization …
Mar 11, 2012 · In the early afternoon of 11 March 2011, Japan was rocked by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that caused widespread damage to the country’s eastern coastal region. The earthquake was so powerful it moved Honshu, Japan’s largest island, 2.4 metres east and shifted the Earth on its axis by an estimated 10 to 25 centimetres. The tsunami that followed …
Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan - NASA Earth …
A heavy black plume of smoke streams southeast from Sendai, Japan, in this photo-like image from March 12, 2011. The smoke likely originated from a fire burning in an oil refinery in the wake of the massive earthquake that struck the city on March 11.
Bohol Earthquake: One year on - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 12, 2017 · On this day last year, 15 October 2013, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale shook the Philippines. The epicenter was located in the island province of Bohol in Central Visayas but was felt as far as Southern Mindanao. Less than a month later, Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) swept through central Visayas. Although it did not cause …