The following historical photographs document the damages created by the past earthquakes.
Japan 1891
San Francisco (Calif.) 1906
Messina sicily, Italy 1908
Ching-hsien Wang, Office of Chief Information Technology
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This is great, Ching-Hsien! The earthquake in Haiti is devasating--and my heart goes out to everyone who is searching for their loved one there. I wonder if we have any photos of Haiti?
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