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Myanmar earthquake response 2025 - World Health Organization (WHO) 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, occurred at 12:50 p m local time, followed by a second of magnitude 6 4 at 1:02 p m Multiple aftershocks have since been reported, disrupting ongoing rescue operations As of 30 March 2025, the State Administration in Myanmar
Earthquakes - NASA Earth Observatory The Earth Observatory shares images and stories about the environment, Earth systems, and climate that emerge from NASA research, satellite missions, and models
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
2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake - NASA Earth Observatory In March 2011, a magnitude 9 1 quake struck off of eastern Japan, triggering large tsunami waves that inundated Japan's coast and spread effects to the Americas and Antarctica
On the path to recovery: three months after the earthquake in Vanuatu A 7 3 magnitude earthquake struck Port Vila on 17 December 2024, claimed 14 lives, destroyed critical infrastructure, and displaced over 2000 people who needed to stay in evacuation centres or with host families for weeks after the earthquake To this day, aftershocks are felt by the communities The response began within moments of the earthquake
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 and thousands more are at risk given the destruction of infrastructure and freezing temperatures in the affected areas
Papua New Guinea earthquake - World Health Organization (WHO) Papua New Guinea earthquake 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
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 These and hundreds of aftershocks caused significant destruction on each side of the border, claiming thousands of lives across both countries and damaging or destroying essential infrastructure, including health facilities These have been some of the strongest
Resilient reconstruction: 20 years after Gujarat earthquake The earthquake was followed by several aftershocks over the next few days As much as the devastation, what marks the 20th anniversary of the Gujarat earthquake is the opportunity the government took in rebuilding the State on sustainable disaster-resistant foundations