Earthquake, before and after. Image 2 of 2. Artwork of an earthquake striking an imaginary city situated on a coast in a tectonically active region. The earthquake is depicted as a tear through the the landscape, through which seismic waves radiate (orange bands). The buildings in the city are damaged and fires are burning within them. The surface of the road has buckled under the force of the earthquake. To see an image of the city before the earthquake, see E360/026.