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Powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern Afghanistan, triggering landslides and widespread damage
- Nov, 03, 2025
- Seismic Engineering Seismology Seismic Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Afghanistan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck northern Afghanistan early on November 3, 2025, causing severe shaking across the provinces of Samangan and Balkh. According to the U.S. Geologica...
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Landslide blocks major route along Jalan Tun Sardonn in Penang
A severe landslide triggered by torrential rainfall struck the roadways of Penang Island on 23 October 2025, sending massive boulders and fallen trees cascading onto both lanes of Jalan Tun Sardon,...
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Worker fatally falls at Hudson Tunnel construction site in Manhattan
- Oct, 25, 2025
- Deep Excavations Underground Structures Tunneling News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A fatal accident occurred on October 23, 2025, at a Hudson Yards construction site in Manhattan, where a worker fell approximately 60 feet into a pit during operations for the $16 billion Gateway Tun...
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MRTA confirms no further ground movement in Purple Line Tunnel Zone
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Settlements Stabilization News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand, Bangkok
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bangkok authorities have confirmed steady progress in repairing the section of Samsen Road affected by last month’s ground collapse above the under-construction Vajira Hospital station on the MRT Pur...
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A landslide buries a building in Shiyan City, Hubei Province, China
- Oct, 18, 2025
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China, Shiyan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On October 18, a landslide occurred in a mountain in Jingyang Township, Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. According to the video below a building was burried at the scene. According to Jin...
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MGB experts assess Cebu ports for soil instability after September earthquake
- Oct, 20, 2025
- Stabilization Ground Improvement Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Philippines
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) has requested the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-7) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to conduct a Geological Site Scoping on port areas a...
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Landslide cuts off Bukidnon–Davao road. Two feared buried in tricycle cab
- Oct, 18, 2025
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Philippines, Quezon
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A major landslide struck the Bukidnon–Davao City Road on 18 October 2025, collapsing a section of the highway near Overview Park in Barangay Palacapao, Quezon, Bukidnon, and forcing authorities to cl...
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Seepage and rising water levels threaten landslide-formed dam in Taiwan’s Taroko Gorge
- Oct, 20, 2025
- Seepage Dam Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Authorities and geotechnical experts in Taiwan are closely monitoring an unstable natural dam that formed after a landslide in Taroko Gorge, Hualien County, warning that increasing seepage and rising...
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14 people confirmed dead after mine collapse in El Callao
- Oct, 13, 2025
- Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Venezuela, El Callao
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In El Callao, southeastern Venezuela, a catastrophic collapse of three vertical shafts at the Cuatro Esquinas de Caratal gold mine has claimed at least 14 lives, authorities report. The tragedy follo...
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Landslide collapses hotel and shops along Jammu-Srinagar highway
A substantial landslide along the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) caused the collapse of a hotel and several shops built along the roadway, local reports indicate. No loss of life has been re...
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