A devastating inland earthquake with moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.1 struck Bohol Island, Philippines on 15 October 2013 [1].
Although Shaka's depredations were limited to the coastal area, they led indirectly to the Mfecane ("Crushing") that devastated the inland plateau in the early 1820s.
The coast had been devastated, but not far inland life was normal— in fact, harvests had been excellent.
Rescue workers in Queensland launched a desperate search this morning for 72 people missing after a flash flood likened to an "inland tsunami" devastated communities near Brisbane, claiming eight lives.
Michael and Jennifer Traver and their two children were holed up in a Hampton Inn in Oneonta, N.Y., anxiously waiting to hear whether the Schoharie Creek had swept back into their Prattsville home, which was devastated by last year's inland flood.
Striking East Pakistan as a powerful storm, the system produced a storm tide of 6.1 m that moved 16 km (10 mi) inland, devastating many communities.
On March 11 of last year a megathrust earthquake 70 kilometers off the coast of Japan triggered a catastrophic tsunami that swept up to ten kilometers inland, devastating the northeast coast of Japan's largest island, Honshu.
While the focus has been on rebuilding coastal areas, those inland who were devastated have been left in NGO-built temporary homes because they are unable to afford permanent, solid structures that would fare better in high winds and floods.
To some New Jerseyans devastated a year ago by Hurricane Sandy, locales inland may have seemed enviably safe.
The families sold their houses to move inland because Cyclone Aila, which devastated the area in 2009, made the land too saline for cultivation.
