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M7.1 Earthquake in Vanuatu
- Oct, 21, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Vanuatu Islands, Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M7.1 Earthquake, recorded on Wednesday struck just off the coast of the island nation of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean, but the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS) announced that there was no tsu...
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Indications For Ancient Oceanic Mega-Tsunami In The Atlantic
- Oct, 09, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Landslides Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Fogo, Cape Verde
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists have discovered that, 73,000 years ago, the biggest island of West Africa in the Atlantic, Santiago, where 250,000 people live today, was hit by a 244m high tsunami wave. The cause was the...
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How Do Dams Trigger Earthquakes?
- May, 25, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Dam Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to scientists, earthquakes are triggered by dams, since there are many cases giving evidence that the earthquakes have been linked to the construction of dams. Dr. V. P Jauhari in his pap...
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Japan 2011 earthquake continues to cause climate changes
- Mar, 27, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geophysics
- Tokyo, Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, thousands of tons of global-warming and ozone-depleting chemicals were released into the atmosphere, following the Tohoku 2011 eart...
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Scientific prediction says the Big One is more likely than previously assessed
- Mar, 11, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Palm Springs, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Chances of a large magnitude earthquake in California are higher than previously estimated seven years ago. Scientists came up with the new prediction using a new model based on the latest research an...
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Prof. J. Bray elected to NAE
- Feb, 06, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Liquefaction Engineering Seismic Slope Stability
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Professor Jonathan Bray, from UC Berkeley, is among the 67 individuals elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), which is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an enginee...
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Earthquake resistant pipes installed in the LA water network
- Jan, 21, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides
- Los Angeles, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 21st anniversary of the magnitude 6.7 1994 Northridge Earthquake, became the opportunity for announcing the upgrade of the water-pipe infrastructure around the Northridge Hospital Medical Center....
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Video and photo-gallery: 25 years from the Loma Prieta Earthquake
- Oct, 20, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Loma Prieta, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On Friday October 17th, 25 years have passed from the devastating - magnitude 6.9 - Loma Prieta earthquake. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the earthquake, which killed 63 people and left thous...
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Oil facilities in Japan prone to liquefaction after a strong earthquake
- Jul, 04, 2014
- Other News Liquefaction Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Tokyo Bay, Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Japanese government researchers support that about 43% of the petrochemical complexes on Japan's Pacific coast are likely to be damaged in the event of a feared magnitude-9 earthquake in central and w...
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Strong earthquake hits Greece and Turkey, injuring hundreds
- May, 27, 2014
- Other News Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance
- 40.305°N 25.453°E
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A strong earthquake hit at 12:25 local time, Saturday May 24th, in the Aegean Sea, with the epicenter located southwest of the Greek island of Samothraki, 185 miles northeast of Athens. The USGS...
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