What is an Earthquake and/or a Tsunami?

Basic Plate Tectonics Tutorial.

Helpful illustrations and explanations on Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics.

AP story: Costliest Disaster Ever.

BBC News Report. Hat Tip to Ben at Muckraking.

CNN News Story. Hat Tip: Covington.

From Hyscience, local reports, geographic/seismic info on Yesterday's Massive Quake.

Lots of reports/links on the South Asian Quake & Relief Effort, via California Yankee.

More info, including How You can Help, HT: The Command Post.

Update: Excellent contribution by Jan Theodore Galkowski, in comments below, on the particulars of the Quake, as well as fascinating insights into the technical analysis of wave forms in the context of Earthquakes.

Update: AOL now reporting the Death Toll has risen to 40,000. Millions homeless. Update: Over 52,000 now. This is nuclear bomb level destruction.

Update: The US is spending about as much on our Inaugural Day Ceremonies as we are on Quake Relief. Good to know we have our priorities straight. HT Atrios and Pandagon.