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Earthquakes and tsunamis

Seismic disasters, coastal devastation and the communities affected.

A coastal settlement in Sumatra after the 2004 tsunami, photographed on 2 January 2005.Earthquake and tsunami

Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

An undersea earthquake sending destructive waves across the Indian Ocean and killing or leaving missing approximately 228,000 people.

Damage around Sendai's port during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami relief response.Earthquake and tsunami

Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

A megathrust earthquake and tsunami overwhelming coastal communities and triggering the Fukushima nuclear accident.

The ruined cathedral in Port-au-Prince, photographed after the 2010 earthquake.Earthquake

Haiti earthquake

A destructive earthquake near Port-au-Prince exposing the consequences of vulnerable buildings and concentrated public services.

A USGS map of the reconstructed location of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.Earthquake and tsunami

Lisbon earthquake, tsunami and fires

A sequence of shaking, waves and fires that devastated Lisbon and changed debates about disaster and reconstruction.

A modern map locating Shaanxi and affected regions using modern provincial boundaries; not a contemporary survey.Earthquake

Shaanxi earthquake

An earthquake whose destruction of settlements and loess dwellings produced one of history's largest reported disaster tolls.