Earthquake Collection (page 3)

Scouts landing materials at Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece
Scouts landing materials at Limenarchio, Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. Four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, destroying many buildings; the scouts helped with clearing up

Scouts pitching tents, Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece
Scouts pitching tents at Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. Four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, destroying many buildings; the scouts helped with clearing up and humanitarian aid activities

Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA
Court of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA, after the earthquake and fire, 18 April 1906. Date: 1906

Canton Bazaar, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA
Interior of the Canton Bazaar, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA -- the first large store to reopen in Chinatown after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Date: circa 1908

Chinese twins, San Francisco, California, USA
Chinese twins, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. They were born on the day of the earthquake, 18 April 1906. Date: circa 1910

Mending Atlantic cables by G. H. Davis
Mending earthquake-torn Atlantic cables: methods and tools. How the Atlantic cables broken by the submarine earthquake (18 November) are repaired: perilous work in winter. Date: 1929

Aftermath of Mino-Owari Earthquake
Bleak and devastated landscapes such as this made up most of the area hit by the 1891 Mino-Owari Earthquake. Date: 1891

The San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906
Cartoon showing a globe-headed American character nursing his bandaged head; a humorous look at the effects of the San Francisco earthquake on the American economy

Israel Jerusalem
Sanctuary constructed in a rent in the rock under Mount Calvary, supposed to have been caused when Jesus was crucified, occasioning an earthquake... Date: 1803

Memorial Temple of the Great Earthquake of 1923 - Tokyo, Japan. This earthquake devastated Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama, and the surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka

China - Shanghai - Devastation following Earthquake. Date: circa 1910s

China - Shanghai - Residential Quarter following Earthquake
China - Shanghai - Residential Quarter devastated following an Earthquake Date: circa 1910s

San Francisco Earthquake - Ruins of Buildings
San Francisco Earthquake, USA - Ruins of the Lick House Entrance of the Bullock & Jones Building and the San Francisco Savings Union Building after the Earthquake and fire of 18th April, 1906

San Francisco Earthquake - Ruins on Mason Street
San Francisco Earthquake, USA - Ruins on Mason Street after the devastating Earthquake of 18th April, 1906. Date: 1906

Disastrous Earthquake, Kingston, Jamaica - January 14th 1907 - damage to the Colonial Bank Date: 1907

John Bull coming to the aid of Victims of Messina Earthquake
John Bull coming to the aid of the personification of Italy (Italia Turrita) following the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 27-28th December 1908 at Messina, Sicily

Evidence of the Earthquake in San Francisco - 1906
Buckled tram tracks in front of the Post Office provide evidence of the Earthquake in San Francisco, USA - 1906. Date: 1906

Waterfront at Izmit, Turkey
Izmit houses a harbour 87 km southeast of Istanbul. The Eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire between 286-324 AD

Harbour and Mosque at Izmit, Turkey
The Harbour and Mosque at Izmit, Turkey (aka Izmid, Kocaeli, Astacus or Nicomedia). Izmit houses a harbour 87 km southeast of Istanbul

Portola Festival, San Francisco, USA
A night scene during the Portola Festival in full swing on Market Street, San Francisco, USA. The inset photograph shows Queen Virgilia (Virgilia Bogue), the Carnival Queen in 1913

Ruins of the Gothic Church of the Carmo - Lisbon
Ruins of the Carmo (Convent) - Lisbon Portugal. This mediaeval convent was ruined in the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake, and the ruins of its Gothic church (the Carmo Church or Igreja do Carmo)

Submarine volcanic eruption
A submarine volcanic eruption may often produce a Tsunami or trigger earthquakes. One of a series (including image numbers 185 to 190) showing various forms of volcanic eruption

The Power Within
Exhibition of a supermarket in Kobe, Japan during the earthquake of 17 January 1995. Exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London which opened in July 1996

Oceanic subduction zone with island arc
This diagram shows a destructive plate margin, an oceanic subduction zone accompanied by a volcanic island arc

INDONESIA. CENTRAL JAVA. Prambanan. Prambanan Complex, Hindu sacred place built in 10th c. and destroyed in 1549 by an earthquake. Hindu art

Destruction of San Francisco by earthquake & fire. Destruction of San Francisco by earthquake & fire

Messina Earthquake - Victor Emmanuel III
Messina Earthquake - Visit of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947), who assisted the First Aid relief effort

Earthquake damage - Messina, Italy
A crumbling Palace on Via Maddalena the result of the devastating earthquake which hit Messina, Sicily, Italy on 28th December 1908. Date: 1908

Mission Ruins
The ruins of the Mission at San Juan Capistrano, southern California, U.S.A. badly damaged by an earthquake. Date: 1960s

Earthquake at Samaxi, Azerbaijan
The 8th century Juma Mosque in ruins following the earthquake to hit Samaxi, Azerbaijan in 1902. Throughout its history eleven major earthquakes have hit Samaxi

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (8 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (4 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people. Here, refugees lines the platforms of Tokyo Station, desperate to flee the burning city

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (2 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people (2/9). Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (9 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (1 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people (1/9). Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (7 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (5 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (3 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people. The Metropolitan Police Department burning at Maranouchi near Hibiya Park. Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (6 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Messina, Italy - before the earthquake of 1908
Messina, Italy - seen before the devastating earthquake of 29th December 1908. The Giardino a Mare (Sea Garden) Date: circa 1908

Jewish family camping inside a railway wagon
A Jewish family camping inside a railway wagon at Palmi (Calabria), Italy - made homeless by the earthquake at Messina, Sicily

Measuring an Earhquake
An initial measurement of a large earthquake being made on a monitor recording at an outstation near Blacknest, near Aldermaston. Date: August 1963

Iranian Earthquake - Koppeh Dargh - 1st May 1929. Food being brought for the refugees. Date: 1929

Santorini earthquake reportage, 1956
The aftermath of the Santorini earthquake, as reported in the Illustrated London News on July 21st 1956. Photographs of ruined buildings, refugees and rubble feature, as well as a short article

Mingun Bell nr. Mandalay, Myanmar
The Mingun Bell located in Mingun, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. This early photograph was taken prior to the bell being re-hung in 1896. It fell from its support following earthquake damage

Izmit, Turkey - Imperial Kiosk
Izmit, Turkey (aka Izmid, Kocaeli, Astacus or Nicomedia). Izmit houses a harbour 87 km southeast of Istanbul. The Eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire between 286-324 AD

Double page spread in a diary for 15-20 March
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 15-20 March. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Breaking ground for a new settlement - Chios
Triumphal Greeks Arch for the ceremony around the breaking of the ground for the construction of a new village on the Island of Chios, at this point under Ottoman Turkish control

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