Jan 23, 2024 · Earthquake Lifts the Noto Peninsula. Some parts of the peninsula rose up to 4 meters (13 feet), shifting the position of coastlines and leaving some ports dry. Published Jan 23, 2024. Image of the Day Land Earthquakes

Apr 29, 2020 · 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. The extent of destruction and harm caused by an earthquake depends on: magnitude

On 6 February 2023, a series of massive earthquakes struck south-eastern Türkiye near the border with the Syrian Arab Republic.

Mar 13, 2012 · Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan. On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of Sendai. If the initial estimate is confirmed, it will be the fifth largest earthquake in recorded history.

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.

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 significant damage on the island ...

Jan 26, 2021 · The State Government rebuilt District Hospital of Kutch, G K General Hospital, which had completely collapsed during the 2001 earthquake, using the Base Isolation Technique structural technique that makes buildings earthquake-resilient. Twenty years on, remarkable progress has been made in building a swifter response and a resilient future.

The earthquake generated a massive tsunami that devastated the coastal areas show in the image. Clouds of blue and green sediment in the ocean may be mud and other debris from the powerful waves. Images from earlier in the day show extensive flooding along the coast in the wake of the tsunami.

Jan 1, 2018 · Tsunamis are giant waves that are produced when a large volume of water is displaced in an ocean or large lake by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, underwater landslide or meteorite. Between 1998-2017, tsunamis caused more than 250 000 deaths [KC1] globally, including more than 227 000 deaths due to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.

Nov 8, 2023 · A strong earthquake of 6.4 magnitude (USGS) hit Nepal on 3 Nov 2023 at 23:47 local time. More than 382 aftershocks were reported, forcing people to spend nights in the open or makeshift shelters in freezing overnight temperatures. As of 6 November 2023, 153 (Male: 70, Female: 83) people had died and more than 338 (Male: 138, Female: 200) had been injured as a result of the earthquake.Efforts ...