Here are three real photographs of earthquakes from around the world. Hover over a picture to make it jump, and check the Picture Sources box at the bottom to see exactly where each photo came from!
Damage in the city of Kesennuma, Japan, after the huge magnitude 9.0 earthquake in March 2011 — the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan. See source ↓
San Francisco, USA, after the famous 1906 earthquake. This photo is over 100 years old! The shaking and the fires afterwards destroyed most of the city. See source ↓
A collapsed building in Padang, Indonesia, after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in 2009. This is why engineers work hard to design buildings that can sway without falling down! See source ↓
📚 Picture Sources
- Photo 1 — Earthquake damage in Kesennuma, Japan, 2011. From Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kesennuma_earthquake_damage,_2011.JPG
- Photo 2 — San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake (public domain). From Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sanfranciscoearthquake1906.jpg
- Photo 3 — Earthquake damage in Padang, Indonesia, 2009. From Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009_earthquake_damage_in_Padang_(11).JPG
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