Earthquakes - NASA Earth Observatory
2024年1月23日 · 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)
2020年4月29日 · 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 …
Bohol Earthquake: One year on - World Health Organization (WHO)
2017年7月12日 · 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 …
WHO Responds to Nepal Earthquake
2023年11月7日 · 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 …
Papua New Guinea earthquake - World Health Organization (WHO)
2018年3月20日 · 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 …
Nepal Earthquake 2015: An insight into risks, A vision for resilience
2016年9月9日 · 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. …
Resilient reconstruction: 20 years after Gujarat earthquake
2021年1月26日 · The State Government rebuilt District Hospital of Kutch, G K General Hospital, which had completely collapsed during the 2001 earthquake, using the Base Isolation …
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.
Turkey earthquake: health infrastructure intact, WHO supporting ...
At least 40 people have died and over 1600 were injured following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey, which took place at 20:55 local time on Friday, 24 January 2020. Of those …
Public health advice in the aftermath of an earthquake
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 fatigue and can …