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San Diego airport expansion tackles groundwater, seismic risk and sustainability in $3.8bn upgrade

San Diego International Airport is undergoing a major $3.8bn transformation that combines complex geotechnical engineering with sustainability-focused design strategies, all within one of the most con...

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Emergency protocols activated following offshore 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Japan

A powerful offshore earthquake measuring approximately 7.7 magnitude struck northern Japan on 20 April 2026, triggering widespread tsunami warnings and large-scale evacuations along the Pacific coastl...

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Geotechnical challenges at Santorini port access road

Access to Santorini’s main port at Athinios has been temporarily suspended following a new rockfall incident along the only road connecting the port to the island’s upper settlements. The event, alth...

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Recent Nevada earthquakes highlight long-term crustal deformation risks

Multiple earthquakes were recorded in western Nevada on Monday, 19 January 2026, highlighting ongoing tectonic deformation in one of the most seismically active regions of the United States. Accordi...

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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Southern and Central Mexico, triggering landslides

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck southern and central Mexico on January 2, 2026, with its epicentre located near San Marcos in the state of Guerrero, northeast of Acapul...

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Call for Papers for Special Issue on “Geo-Hazards: Lessons from the Ground”

The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), through its International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories (IJGCH), invites submissions for a Special Issue...

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Alaska rocked by M7.0 earthquake as aftershocks intensify, raising infrastructure risks

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Yakutat, Alaska, triggering more than 160 aftershocks within 24 hours and generating widespread ground shaking across southeastern Alaska and parts of Canada. T...

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Encinal High School Stadium ground improvement solution to address seismicity concerns

Keller collaborated with the geotechnical engineer to design a ground improvement solution that addressed seismicity concerns, as required by the California Geological Survey (CGS). As part of a lar...

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UCLA study identifies three geological factors behind Myanmar’s record-breaking supershear earthquake

A UCLA-led research team has revealed how a combination of three critical geological factors created the perfect conditions for Myanmar’s devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March 2025, one of th...

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Magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 earthquakes strike southern philippines, causing damage and evacuations

Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the southern Philippines on October 10, leaving at least seven people dead and prompting tsunami alerts along adjacent coastlines. The first quake measured ma...

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