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Indonesian volcano potential eruption: People evacuated from nearby regions
- Nov, 05, 2020
- Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Numerous people have been evacuated from regions near Mount Merapi in Indonesia after fears of a potential volcanic eruption. Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region highly prone to eart...
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Indonesian volcano erupts 2 times in less than a month
- Mar, 25, 2020
- Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Mount Merapi, an active volcano in Indonesia has erupted 2 times in less than a month. Merapi is a 2,930-meter stratovolcano located north of Yogyakarta city in Java Island, Indonesia. It is situated...
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Floods and landslides struck Jakarta, Indonesia: At least 43 fatalities
- Jan, 01, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia, Jakarta
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Intense landsliding and flooding in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, has resulted in at least 43 fatalities and massive evacuations. Heavy rainfalls struck the region from New Year's Eve eveni...
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Rice irrigation affected a massive, earthquake-induced landslide in Indonesia
- Oct, 10, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Mechanics Liquefaction Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Back in 2018, massive landslides were triggered after a Mw 7,5 earthquake struck the city of Palu, Indonesia. According to a new study, published in Nature Journal, rice irrigation may have exacerbat...
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Co-seismic landslide in Indonesia: Locals and tourists killed
A landslide, triggered by an earthquake, has caused the death of locals and tourists in the Indonesian island of Lombok. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck at about 2:07 pm local time on March, 17...
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