Myanmar, earthquake of 7.0 strikes Burma on Thursday 24 March 2011, newsflash and pictures

With the earthquake of 11 March 2011 in Japan in mind. There has been two new earthquake's with a magnitude of 7.0 in Burma (Myanmar) in the night of Thursday 25 March (15:16 UCT / 11:15 New York Time / 23:15 China Time). The earthquake has even been felt in Bangkok. Burma (official know as the Union of Myanmar) borders to Thailand, Laos, and China. The epicenter was located over 100 km north of the Thai city of Chiang Rai.

While in Japan an extension of the emergency has been proclaimed for the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The radioactive contamination is much worse than the Japanese Government first thought. This could be the largest natural disaster in human history.

Watch Video's Earthquake and Tsunami Japan.

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami video's on YouTube Friday 11 March 2011

Friday 11th March 2011 - an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 hits Japan followed by a enormous Tsunami that hits the East coast of Japan.

These are the disastrous impacts of the Earthquake:
- Explosions at two nuclear plants
- More than 1,300 death people
- Tsunami of 10 meters high engulfs northern port of Sendai and islands
- Around 50,000 rescuers have been deployed

View YouTube video's of this disaster:


Earthquake in Tokyo (Japan), amateur video


Tsunami after earthquake

Memorial Tsunami 2004 after a seaquake in the Indian Ocean

A simulation of the Tsunami in Indonesia

Sunday December 26, 2004. A day in history where the Earth stood still. After a Seaquake within the Indian Ocean that causes a tidal wave (Tsunami) that hits many countries and islands like: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Thailand. The quake had a magnitude of 9.3 on the moment magnitude scale. Aftershocks where felt hours after the seaquake. More than 229.866 victims were counted. This is one of the worst natural disasters in recent history.