This natural color image of Christchurch, New Zealand, is overlain with a measure of the ground shaking in the area during the February 2011 earthquake.
Published Mar 9, 2011
Sobering satellite views reveal massive damage on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Published Oct 3, 2018Image of the Day Land Water Human Presence Remote Sensing Earthquakes
A pair of before-and-after images reveals tsunami damage on the Tongan island of Niuatoputapu.
Published Oct 23, 2009
The island of Sumatra suffered from both the rumblings of the submarine earthquake and the tsunamis that were generated on December 26, 2004.
Published Dec 31, 2004
This one-meter resolution satellite image of Bam, Iran was taken by Digital Globe’s IKONOS satellite on Dec. 27, 2003, just one day after a catastrophic earthquake struck the historic city. The image shows widespread destruction as a result of the 6.7 magnitude earthquake.
Published Jan 6, 2004
