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Earthquake in the Qinghai province in China on April 14, 2010
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April 14, 2010
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(Last update on April 22, 2010)
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On April 14, 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the Yushu prefecture in the Qinghai province of China, followed by several aftershocks. Many hundred people were reported dead, injured or missing. Buildings collapsed or were severly damaged. Road network and communication lines were interrupted.
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Earthquakes in Haiti on January 12, 2010
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January 15, 2010
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On January 12, 2010 a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 and a depth of 10 km struck southern Haiti at 21:53 UTC. The epicentre was registred about 10 km deep and 16 km southwest of the capital city Port-au-Prince. The city was hit severely. Communication collapsed and major damage to buildings and infrastructure was reported.
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Earthquakes in Indonesia (Sumatra) on September 30 and October 1, 2009
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October 12, 2009
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On September 30, 2009, a severe earthquake took place in the Indian Ocean with a magnitude of 7.9 and several aftershocks. The epicentre was registered about 50 km north-eastern of Padang in a depth of 85 km. On October 1, another earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 occured about 200 km southeast of Padang. The heavy shocks of both quakes caused the collapse of many buildings and bridges, fires broke out and major parts of the technical infrastructure failed.
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Earthquakes and Megacities: Assessment of risk and vulnerability using remote sensing methods
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October 20, 2008
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"Megacities and Natural Disasters" is a HGF-EOS research project with the purpose to develop, apply and link technologies and methodologies for integrated disaster management, including both prevention and management. The PhD thesis of Hannes Taubenböck (DLR) focused on the capabilities and limitations of remote sensing to assess risk and vulnerability in urban areas.
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Earthquake in China: Satellite image maps for the German Red Cross
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June 20, 2008
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On May 12, 2008, the strongest earthquake of China since 1976, occurred 90 km northwest of Chengdu in the Province of Sichuan. Measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, the earthquake was followed by a series of severe after-shocks that struck the whole region. Over 69,000 people died, 374,141 people were injured and 17,469 are still missing (GOV CHN, June 12, 2008). The tremors destroyed more than 80 percent of the buildings in the vicinity and more than 5 million people lost their homes.
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Earthquake in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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May 31, 2006
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After the Tsunami of December, 2004, Indonesia was hit by another severe natural disaster. In the morning of Mai 27, 2006, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 led to heavy destructions in the region of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java. Up to now, more than 5,000 bodies were found and 20,000 injuries were counted. Some 200,000 people lost their homes.
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