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Massive Landslide Strikes Northern Argentina

Intense rainfall caused a major landslide event in the northern Argentine province Jujuy last week.  The landslide occurred on Tuesday, January 10 and caused significant damage to infrastructu...

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New Zealand Kaikoura 7.8M Earthquake Reconnaissance Efforts Take Advantage of Drone and 3D Mapping Technology

Geoengineer.org join forces with University of Michigan, GEER reconnaissance team and GNS science geologists and engineers to provide UAV expertise in 3D mapping of landslides and ground-surface fault...

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Sinkhole Destroys Five Lane Street in Fukuoka, Japan (Video)

On Tuesday, November 8th, two small sinkholes formed beneath a 5 lane street in Fukuoka, Japan. The sinkholes grew in size until they combined into a single large sinkhole measuring 30 meters (98 f...

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Oklahoma Oil Hub Damaged by Earthquake

On Sunday evening, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Cushing, Oklahoma, a major oil hub and one of the nation's largest oil storage terminals. No major injuries were reported. The quake caused sign...

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Bridge Collapse in Indonesia Leaves 8 Dead

On Sunday, October 16th, a small suspension bridge collapsed killing 8 and injuring several more in Indonesia. The bridge was designed for pedestrian and motorbike use. It connected the small islan...

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Reconnaissance Report on 2016 M 5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma Earthquake announced

The Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, just published the reconnaissance report of the 2016 M 5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma earthq...

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Earthquake Measuring 6.9 Strikes Papua New Guinea

On Monday, October 17th, a large 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred near Papua New Guinea. The quake originated near New Britain Island, just north of Papua New Guinea according to the U.S. Geologic...

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Shallow 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Greece

Late Saturday night, October 15th, an earthquake struck Greece. The epicenter was located in the village of Pogoni. Pogoni is approximately 16 km from the larger city of Ioannina where the quake wa...

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Energy Plant Dam Collapses Due to Flooding in North Carolina (video)

On Wednesday, October 12th, a dam broke at the Duke Energy H.F. Lee plant causing one of its cooling ponds to mingle with the floodwater. The dam was damaged by the heavy flooding from Hurricane Ma...

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Colima Volcano in Mexico Erupts Causing Evacuations

Last week, eruptions from the Colima volcano in Mexico required hundreds of citizens to evacuate the area. The volcano is located approximately 300 miles west of Mexico City. In the villages of La...

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