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Manila to be seriously damaged in the event of a strong 7.2 anticipated earthquake

The magnitude 5.7 earthquake that hit parts of Luzon, including Manila, on Wednesday night is considered by country's top seismologist an opening to a much more devastating event, which is anticipated...

GEER Report announcement - Christchurch New Zealand 2014

GEER report on "Geotechnical & Flooding Reconnaissance of the 2014 March Flood Event Post 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, New Zealand" is published and available online! The...

GEER reconnaissance report - Cephalonia island, Greece earthquakes 2014

Following the intense seismic activity occurring in Cephalonia island, Greece, in January 26th and February 3rd, GEER (Geotechnical Extreme Event Reconnaissance) Association in collaboration with EERI...

Strong earthquake hits Greece and Turkey, injuring hundreds

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...

Major earthquake hits Mexico, most likely an aftershock of April 18th event

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico in the area of Tecpan de Galeana in Guerrero state, yesterday, May 8th, about 60 miles northwest of Acapulco. The USGS reported that the temblor occurred at a dep...

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits northern Thailand, causing significant damage

A strong and relatively shallow earthquake hit northern Thailand Monday evening. No casualties from the main shock were reported but significant damages were recorded in houses, the road network, temp...

A West Coast earthquake early warning system at stake due to lack of funding, as Japan's is active since 2007

Earthquake prediction has been a challenge for scientists for decades until the development of early warning systems, already up and running in countries like Japan and Mexico. China is in the process...

8.2 quake hits northern Chile, triggering tsunami warning

An 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile on Tuesday evening at 20:46 local time about 86km north-west of the mining area of Iquique, prompting the Pacific Tsunami Warning Cente to issu...

La Habla earthquake and the role of social media in the information transmission

On Friday, March 28, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit the area of LA, 1 mile east of La Habra at a depth of 4.6 miles according to USGS, with more than 100 aftershocks been recorded since. The earthquak...

50th anniversary of the 9.2 magnitude Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami

On March 27 1964 a 9.2 magnitude earthquake, the largest ever recorder in the U.S., shook Alaska for about 5minutes, and was followed by a 100ft high tsunami. The earthquake and tsunami combined, caus...

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