
Earthquakes - NASA Earth Observatory
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 …
Earthquakes - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 …
WHO flash appeal: earthquake response in Myanmar
Mar 30, 2025 · Overview . Two powerful earthquakes have devastated central Myanmar, disrupting health services and putting thousands at risk of life-threatening injuries and disease …
Myanmar earthquake response 2025 - World Health Organization …
Apr 7, 2025 · Sagaing earthquake in Myanmar On 28 March 2025, two powerful earthquakes struck central Myanmar’s Sagaing Region near Mandalay. The first, with a magnitude of 7.7, …
Public health advice in the aftermath of an earthquake
Feb 9, 2023 · After an earthquake, there is a risk of illness from eating food that is contaminated. Unsafe food and water can cause diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach cramps, fever, aches and …
Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan - NASA Earth …
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 …
2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake - NASA Earth Observatory
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) …
Earthquake in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic
On 6 February 2023, a series of large earthquakes hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria, followed by hundreds of aftershocks. Thousands of lives were lost in the initial earthquakes …
Radiation: Health consequences of the Fukushima nuclear accident
Mar 10, 2016 · Preliminary dose estimation from the nuclear accident after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - WHO, 2012; Health risk assessment from the nuclear …
Papua New Guinea earthquake - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 …