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Seismicity in Germany in global context - gfz-potsdam.de
Earthquake epicentres in Germany and neighbouring areas in the time 1000-2001 (from Grünthal, 2003, based on data from Grünthal and Wahlström, 2003a, b). The epicentre map of historical German earthquakes (Figure 1) clearly shows that earthquake activity is not evenly distributed over the German area, but is rather concentrated in regions of high seismicity.
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Bohol Earthquake: One year on - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 ...
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Current Earthquake Information - gfz-potsdam.de
Current Earthquake Information. The seismic network GEOFON, run by the GFZ, provides seismic data and rapid earthquake parameters. Besides GFZ several other partner institutions are part of the global network. Further information on the GEOFON program may be found at the GEOFON-Website. Was ist die Magnitude und was die Intensität eines Erdbebens?
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WHO Responds to Nepal Earthquake
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 Rukum West are the two districts most ...
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Haiti Launching a rapid, integrated, post-earthquake response to support health recovery in Haiti. BACK. On 14 August 2021, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southern peninsula of Haiti, killing over 2000 people and injuring more than 12 000. In all, 600 000 people required immediate humanitarian assistance, 150 000 homes were destroyed ...
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Earthquakes - NASA Earth Observatory
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. Receive notifications of our most recent images!
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Nepal Earthquake 2015: An insight into risks, A vision for resilience
On 25 April 2015 at 11:56 NST, with a mighty shudder, the earth released the pent-up seismic energy trapped within in the form of an earthquake that lasted 55 seconds. That brief span of time was enough to cause thousands of deaths, injure several thousand people, bring down buildings and shanties alike, split apart roads, damage health facilities and schools, cause avalanches and landslides ...
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Earthquakes - World Health Organization (WHO)
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: the risk ...
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Resilient reconstruction: 20 years after Gujarat earthquake
As India celebrated its 52nd Republic Day on 26 January 2001, a massive earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale struck Kutch district of western Gujarat at 8:46 am. Over 37.8 million people were affected as the devastating earthquake with an epicenter north-east of Bhuj city, destroyed homes, schools, roads, communication systems and power lines.
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EMEC Earthquake catalogue: GFZ - gfz-potsdam.de
EMEC-2021 is a catalogue of tectonic earthquakes for the broader Mediterranean area, harmonised into a single magnitude scale, Mw (Lammers, Steffi et al., 2023). It is an extended version of “The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue (EMEC) for the last millennium” originally compiled by Grünthal and Wahlström, 2012, 2012a).
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