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Democracy Bridge Damaged by Earthquake
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Published June 3, 2009
The day after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook Honduras, Taiwan’s Formosat-2 satellite captured this detailed, photo-like image showing the collapsed span of the earthquake-damaged Democracy bridge.
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7.3-Magnitude Quake off the Honduras Coast
Published May 30, 2009
This image shows the topography and bathymetry of the region surrounding the earthquakes that occurred on May 28-29, 2009. Red circles indicate quake locations, and fine black lines indicate fault lines.
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6.1 Earthquake in Costa Rica
Published January 16, 2009
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Costa Rica shook the country on January 8, 2009. The event triggered landslides which killed at least 20 people.
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Earthquake in Papua, Indonesia
Published January 10, 2009
In the early morning hours of January 4, 2009, a pair of powerful earthquakes rattled Papua, Indonesia.
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6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Near Quetta, Pakistan
Published October 30, 2008
Pakistan is prone to earthquakes because it lies in the collision zone of the India tectonic plate to the south and the Eurasian plate to the north. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit the rural, mountainous region of southwestern Pakistan on October 29, 2008.
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Dam Breach Swells Jianjiang River
Published June 11, 2008
In the wake of the May 12, 2008, earthquake in China, a series of landslides blocked the Jiangjiang River, creating swollen reservoirs that threatened to break through and flood catastrophically. The largest of these lakes, Tangjiashan Lake, threatened roughly 1.3 million people.
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Earthquake Near Chengdu, China
Published June 9, 2008
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Sichuan Landslides
These images show changes in the landscape before and after an earthquake struck on May 12, 2008.
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Lake Formation in the Aftermath of Magnitude 7.9 Earthquake
Published May 21, 2008
Within days of the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that shook China's Sichuan Basin, floods became a hazard.
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