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Istanbul’s 6.2 Magnitude Seismic Warning: Revisiting Risk After the 2023 Catastrophe
- Apr, 23, 2025
- Seismic Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- Turkey, İstanbul
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On April 23, 2025, Istanbul experienced a magnitude 6.2 earthquake beneath the Sea of Marmara, just 40 kilometers southwest of the city. With a shallow focal depth of 10 kilometers, the quake rippled...
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Geotechnical news recap of January 2025 now on YouTube!
- Feb, 06, 2025
- Structural Geology Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Road Embankments Earth Retaining Structures Groundwater & Seepage Levees Slope Stability Other Geotechnical Earthquake Reconnaissance Energy Geotechnics Geo-Energy Oil & Gas Other Energy Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of January 2025. Namely, these were: 1) The Denali Fa...
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6.4 Magnitude Quake Rocks Taiwan: Infrastructure and Preparedness Under Spotlight
- Jan, 21, 2025
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In the early hours of January 21, 2025, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan near Chiayi County. The quake, with its epicenter located 38 kilometers southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a...
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Geotechnical news recap of December 2024 now on YouTube!
- Jan, 09, 2025
- Landslides Other Geotechnical Settlements Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology Forensics Aerial Geomatics Satellite-Based Dam Engineering Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
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Seismic Devastation in Tibet: Earthquake Claims Hundred's of Lives and Crumbles Infrastructure
- Jan, 07, 2025
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China, Shigatse
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A catastrophic earthquake struck the remote Tingri County in Tibet on January 7, 2025, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. With a magnitude of 7.1 and a shallow depth of just 10 kilomete...
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Seismic Shock: Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Unleashes Destruction in Vanuatu
- Dec, 17, 2024
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Seismic Slope Stability Liquefaction Engineering Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Vanuatu
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On December 17, 2024, the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu was rocked by a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake. Centered approximately 30 kilometers west of the capital city, Port Vila, the quake...
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Northern California Shaken: How a 7.0 Quake Tested Preparedness
- Dec, 05, 2024
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On December 5, 2024, a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook Northern California, with its epicentre near Petrolia in Humboldt County. Felt as far south as San Francisco and as far east as Reno, th...
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Strongest earthquake in 25 years rattles Taiwan
- Apr, 03, 2024
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic Engineering Seismology Landslides Liquefaction Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Taiwan was hit by a 7.4 moment magnitude earthquake at 7:58 a.m. local time on the morning of Wednesday, April 3, 2024, which makes it the strongest the nation has experienced in the past 25 years....
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Several countries provide support as Morocco is struck by 6.8-magnitude earthquake
- Sep, 08, 2023
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Other Geotechnical Seismic Soil Structure Interaction Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Engineering Seismology News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Morocco
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco at 11.11 p.m. on Friday, September 8, with an epicenter about 72 kilometers southwest of Marrakech. Furthermore, the shallow earthquake has so far caused at...
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A 6.3-magnitude aftershock hits southern Turkey two weeks after the major earthquake of magnitude 7.8: 3 people killed and hundreds injured
- Feb, 20, 2023
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Seismic Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Turkey
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The earthquakes that rocked both countries on February 6 were followed by tremors of magnitudes 6.4 and 5.8 that occurred on Monday February 20 in the southeast, close to the border with Syria. The t...
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