â¢ AVIATION (noun) The noun AVIATION has 4 senses: 1. the aggregation of a country's military aircraft. 2. the operation of aircraft to provide transportation. 3. the art of operating aircraft. 4. travel via aircraft. Familiarity information: AVIATION used as a noun is uncommon.
The 1906 EcuadorâColombia earthquake occurred at 15:36 UTC on January 31, off the coast of Ecuador, near Esmeraldas.The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 8.8 and triggered a destructive tsunami that caused at least 500 casualties on the coast of Colombia.he earthquake occurred along the boundary between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate. The earthquake is likely to be a result of thrust-faulting, caused by the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate.
â  The Nuclear Accident. The Great East Earthquake occurred at 2:46pm on March 11th recorded magnitude 9.0, has given tremendous damage to the northern part of Japan, especially in the prefectures of Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate. The earthquake and tsunami triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station located in the Pacific Ocean coast received huge damage by the earthquake and tsunami. The piping facility in the building, the facilities for the external power supply and backup power were destroyed.