Date: 20 April 2013 Magnitude: 7.0 On the morning of 20 April 2013, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Lushan in Sichuan Province killing 196, injuring close to 15,000, and displacing more than 250,000. Some 2.1 million people are believed to have been affected in all....
Date: 27 May 2006 Magnitude: 6.2 The Bantul Earthquake in May 2006 claimed more than 5,700 lives and injured more than 38,000 people. The extensive damage required a Mercy Relief team in Jogjakarta to be diverted to Bantul. How we helped: Sent two medical teams to...
Date: 14 April 2010 Magnitude: 7.1 The 7.1 magnitude earthquake and 1,380 aftershocks that rocked Yushu county in Qinghai province in the early morning of 14 April 2010 killed at least 2,220 people and displaced more than 110,000. Mercy Relief responded to calls for...
Date: 12 May 2008 Magnitude: 8.0 The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province remains one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit China. It was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai — 1,500 km and 1,700 km away, respectively — and left the nation reeling. More...
Date: April – July 2006 Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3 and above After half a decade of relative calm, Mt Merapi began showing signs of an imminent eruption in April 2006. Powerful pyroclastic flows in late May marked the peak of the eruption. Tens of thousands...
