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Open Online Course on "Seismology to Earthquake Engineering", offered by École Polytechnique - IP Paris

École Polytechnique - Institut Polytechnique Paris is offering a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled Seismology to Earthquake Engineering. You can find more and enroll in this MOOC for free...

The Upper and Lower San Fernando Dams: 50 Years of Advances in Seismic Analysis of Dams Potentially Susceptible to Seismic Soil Liquefaction

Prof. Raymond Seed of UC Berkeley, in an invited lecturer as part of EERI Sacramento Chapter on December 2nd 2021 presents some of his latest work with colleagues on the analysis of the upper and low...

Powerful earthquake struck Mexico: At least one fatality

At least one person died after a M 7.0 earthquake hit southwestern Mexico on September 8, 2021. The seismic shock struck northeast of Acapulco, a seaport located on the Pacific coast of Mexico dista...

Dynamic response of wind turbines under combined wind-earthquake loading

A new study investigates the combined effect of wind and earthquake forces to assess the dynamic behavior of wind turbines. The demand for renewable energy is nowadays at its peak. Wind power is a gr...

Understanding the nature of friction on earthquake faults by studying a volcanic eruption

A new study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), focuses on a volcanic flank collapse to understand how frictional resis...

M8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska

A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska prompting a tsunami alert for a large part of the state and surrounding regions. The seismic shock occurred on July 28, 2021, at 10:15 p.m. local t...

An active fault zone poses a threat for infrastructure in Salt Lake City, Utah

According to a new study, a complex fault system beneath Salt Lake City can pose a severe threat to infrastructure if it is activated during an earthquake. Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah with...

Massive evacuations after volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo

At least 32 people were reported dead and numerous have been evacuated due to a volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano situated in the east...

GEO5 New 2021 Update

The latest GEO5 2021 update brings many improvements! See what's new: Geological maps and source data Stratigraphy is now able to import geological maps and site investigation data from a varie...

M 6.0 earthquake struck Indonesia: At least 8 casualties

A M 6.0 earthquake hit Indonesia on April 10, 2021, resulting in at least 8 fatalities. The seismic shock struck at around 7 am (UTC) about 45 kilometers off the coast of Java, the main island and ec...

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