Tag Archive: Earthquake

Vehicles washed away by tsunami | 2011 Sendai earthquake

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Vehicles washed away by tsunami are left in Ofunato, Iwate, northern Japan in Saturday, March 12, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Incoming search terms:tsunami jepangtsunami jepang 2011pakistan floods 2011ship japan tsunamiSendai Port Damagesendai …

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Ships drifted by Tsunami | 2011 Sendai earthquake

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Ships drifted by tsunami sit on the land near a port in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Saturday morning, March 12, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Incoming search terms:sendai earthquakechile earthquake 2010tsunami en pakistantsunami in …

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2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami

The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami was an 8.8 to 9.1-MW megathrust earthquake that created tsunami waves of up to 10 meters (33 ft). It was measured at 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale in the northern …

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2010 Pakistan floods

The 2010 Pakistan floods began in July 2010 after record heavy monsoon rains. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan was worst affected. At least 1,600 people were killed, thousands were rendered homeless, and more than fourteen million people were affected. …

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Ten deadliest natural disasters

A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g. flood, tornado, hurricane, volcanic eruption, earthquake, or landslide) that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the …

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