Natural Disater

NATURAL DISASTER
Earthquake
Tidal waves
EARTHQUAKE
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s Crust that creates seismic waves
Where has been the earthquakes occured?
90% of earthquake occur around the Pacific Rim – Ring of fire
SOME EVENTS ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE
1995, an huge earthquake has been occured in Kobe, Japan
SOME EVENTS ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE
2008, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake has been occured in Haiti
SOME EVENTS ABOUT THE EARTHQUUAKE
Recently, the biggest earthquake since 140 years ago, a magnitude 8.9 richter earthquake has been occur in Japan.
What happened after an earthquake?
Houses, offices, ways collapsed.
People died
Leaked radioactive ...
TIDAL WAVE
Tidal wave is the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. It traveled from Alaska to Califonia
WHERE and WHEN?
In 2004, an big tidal wave in Indian Ocean (Indonesia,Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia, Myanmar (Burma), Maldives, Malaysia, Tanzania, Seychelles, Bangladesh, South Africa, Yemen, Kenya, Madagascar)
WHERE and WHEN?
A tidal wave in Sendai, Japan

Result
Houses, offices, ways collapsed.
People died