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Earthquake Damage - General |
An earthquake is the motion or trembling of the ground produced by sudden displacement of rock in the Earth's crust. Earthquakes result from crustal strain, volcanism, landslides, and collapse of caverns. Earthquakes can affect hundreds of thousands of square kilometers; cause damage to property measured in the tens of billions of dollars; result in loss of life and injury to hundreds of thousands of persons; and disrupt the social and economic functioning of the affected area. This set of slides provides an overview and summary of effects caused by 11 earthquakes in eight countries. The images show surface faulting, landslides, soil liquefaction, and structural damage. |
Compression of Fence, Hebgen Lake, Montana
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Slumping of Highway into Hebgen Lake, Montana
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Government Hill School
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Slumping of Turnagain Heights Subdivision, Anchorage, Alaska
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Leaning Apartment Houses in Niigata, Japan
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Union Pacific Railway Damage from Ground Deformation, Seattle, Washington
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Tipped Residence Due to Differential Settling, Caracas, Venezuela
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Surface Rupture, Meckering, Australia
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Before View of City Street, Huaraz, Peru
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After View of City Street, Huaraz, Peru
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Compression of Freeway, San Fernando, California
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Offset of Trees along Fault, Motagua, Guatemala
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Twisted Railroad Tracks across Fault, Guatemala
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Landslide near Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Liquefaction, Motagua Valley, Guatemala
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Support Pillar Failure, Imperial County Services Building, El Centro
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Offset of Lettuce Rows across Fault, El Centro, California
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Slumping near El Centro, California
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Sand Boil produced by Liquefaction, El Centro, California
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Collapsed Unit of Pallante Factory, Campania, Italy
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