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At least 2,818 buildings have collapsed, including a 2,000-year-old castle and a mosque dating back to 1247 Before and after pictures show scale of devastation caused by Turkey earthquake - OLD ...
This mode of ground failure, termed lateral spreading, is a principal cause of liquefaction-related earthquake damage. [43] Beams and pier columns diagonal cracking, 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Severely damaged building of Agriculture Development Bank of China after 2008 Sichuan earthquake: most of the beams and pier columns are sheared.
The earthquake damaged several buildings and destroyed all communications, including telephone lines, and caused computer systems to shut down. Two CSUN students died at the Northridge Meadows Complex along with 14 other residents. [56]
The 1886 Charleston earthquake in South Carolina occurred about 9:50 p.m. local time August 31. It caused 60 deaths and $5–6 million ($192.48 million in 2024) in damage to 2,000 buildings in the Southeastern United States. It is one of the most powerful and damaging earthquakes to hit the East Coast of the United States. [3]
Photos show buildings tilting off-center and damaged roads and homes. Here are photos taken in the aftermath of the earthquake: Damaged houses and road following an earthquake in New Taipei City ...
The massive earthquake in Morocco has left parts of the country ravaged. The region south of the city of Marrakech was hardest hit by the magnitude-6.8 tremor. In this photo, a woman tries on Sept ...
Damage is considerable in specially designed structures; well-designed frame structures are thrown off-kilter. Damage is great in substantial buildings, with partial collapse. Buildings are shifted off foundations. Liquefaction occurs. Underground pipes are broken. 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake, 2010 Yushu earthquake, and 2023 Al Haouz earthquake ...
At least 46 people were killed after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook the West Java province of Indonesia on Monday, November 21, with hundreds injured and buildings damaged, officials said via ...