Introduction to Earthquakes Quakes - Earthquake Notifications History of deadly earthquakes Image copyright Getty Images Earthquakes have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the last 100 years, and improvements in technology have only slightly reduced the death toll. 25 April 2015 A 7.8-magnitude earthquake kills more than 8,000 people and leaves hundreds of thousands homeless, in the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since 1934. 3 August 2014 Approximately 600 people are killed in a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that strikes Yunnan province in China. 15 October 2013 More than 200 people are reported to have died after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes centrally-located Bohol and Cebu in the Philippines. 25 September 2013 More than 300 people are killed as a 7.7-magnitude quake flattens entire villages in Pakistan's remote south-western province of Balochistan, mainly in the district of Awaran. 20 April 2013 A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake kills at least 160 people and injured at least 5,700 in China's rural south-western Sichuan province. 11 August 2012 23 October 2011
Hidden Haiti: The perfect destination for tourists? Back in the 1970s, Haiti was a tourist destination for the jet set, welcoming visitors like Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. But political violence, instability and more recently the 2010 earthquake have changed the country's image, and most of the tourism has vanished. Now, Haiti's government is trying to bring tourists back. Filmed and edited by the BBC's John Landy GCSE Bitesize: Plate tectonics Mantle convection Examples of Natural Disasters | GEOG 030: Geographic Perspectives on Sustainability and Human-Environment Systems, 2011 Printer-friendly version Before we begin, let’s look at some examples of natural disasters. This will help set the tone for the rest of the module and give an understanding of some of the sorts of scenarios we’ll be studying. The four examples presented here are four of the biggest natural disasters of the last decade. A fifth, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, will be discussed in depth later in the module. 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami On 26 December 2004, a massive earthquake occurred underwater in the Indian Ocean. Throughout GEOG 030, we have emphasized human impacts on the environment. 2005 Hurricane Katrina in the United States Gulf Coast The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was one for the record books. Compared to Cyclone Nargis, Hurricane Katrina caused many fewer deaths and many more dollars in damage. 2008 Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar Myanmar (also known as Burma) is a coastal country in southeast Asia. Officially, Cyclone Nargis caused about 138,000 deaths and $10 billion in damages.