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Increasing seismic activity recorded under San Miguel volcano, El Salvador
- Apr, 19, 2017
- Geology Highlights Seismic Earthquake Reconnaissance
- San Miguel, El Salvador
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In a report released on April 18, 2017, the country's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) reported a sudden increase in internal seismic vibration under San Miguel volcano, between 00...
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Oklahoma faces seismic risk due to drilling activity
- Mar, 01, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Seismic Risk & Reliability
- Oklahoma, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to the U.S. Geological Survey annual forecast on natural and human–induced seismic risk, Oklahoma and Kansas may experience serious ground shaking during 2017 due to the drilling activity of...
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Bogoslof island has tripled in size after volcano’s continuing eruptions
- Feb, 22, 2017
- Geology Highlights Engineering Geology Seismic
- Bogoslof Island, Aleutians West, AK, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bogoslof volcano is in an active eruption sequence since December 12, 2016. The series of short-duration explosive events - more than 27 of them up until now - has led to significant changes in the is...
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NASA Research Indicates Mercury is Seismically Active
Based on research from data collected with the MESSENGER spacecraft, NASA believes that Mercury is tectonically active. If correct, this makes Mercury the only tectonically active planet in the solar...
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Research: Seasonal Variations Of Seismicity
- Sep, 25, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Seismic Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
For a reason that scientists have yet to discover the most powerful and with the largest focal depth of earthquakes are affected by the seasons of the year, and usually occur between April and October...
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Simulation: Tsunami In Crete Overwhelms The Mediterranean
- Aug, 31, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Seismic Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Possible strong earthquake in Crete would cause a devastating tsunami that could flood the coast at a depth of at least five meters, shows the model which was developed by European team with Greek par...
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3rd Lava Eruption Of The Year of Piton De La Fournaise, Reunion
- Aug, 03, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Seismic
- Piton De La Fournaise Reunion Island, Sainte Rose, Saint-Benoît, Reunion
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The volcano Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion erupted again this year at 05:30 UTC on 31 July, 2015. The volcano Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion erupted again this year at 05:30 UTC on 31 July, 2015. O...
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Video: Minor tremors from San Andreas Fault closely monitored by UC Berkeley
- May, 13, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Seismic Earthquake Reconnaissance
- UC Berkeley, CA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The increase in the frequency of low intensity tremors, originating from the San Andreas Fault, about 10 hours after the magnitude 6 Napa earthquake last August, and an observed increase in two other...
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Seismic hazard for British Columbia - Alaska region is complicated new study finds
Coast of British Columbia and south eastern Alaska are frequently hit by strong earthquakes originating from a complex system of faults that give high magnitude shakes. The close examination of the tw...
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Vertek CPT: What is Seismic Cone Penetration Testing?
- Mar, 12, 2015
- News On Products & Services Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Seismic Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Get an introduction to Vertek's Seismic CPT in the following article and discover its unique capabilities! Seismic CPT or SCPT is a method of calculating the small strain shear modulus of the soil...
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