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2 strong earthquake hit Philippines: At least 14 fatalities
- Oct, 29, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Philippines, Davao City
At least 14 people died after 2 earthquakes struck the southern part of Philippines. The first seismic shock (M 5.6) occurred on October 29, 2019, and it was followed by a M 6.5 tremblor 2 days later...
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Deep landslides triggered by the 1964 Alaska earthquake were not re-activated in the 2018 Anchorage earthquake
- Oct, 29, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia Landslides
- United States, Alaska, Anchorage
According to a new study, published in Seismological Research Letters, the deep landslides that were triggered by the massive M 9.2 Alaska earthquake in 1964 were not re-activated by the M 7.1 earthq...
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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
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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A supposedly dormant fault may cause a large earthquake in Los Angeles
- Sep, 16, 2019
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia
- United States, California , Los Angeles
According to a new study, a fault previously considered as dormant may cause a Mw 6.4 earthquake in the region of Los Angeles. The Wilmington blind‐thrust fault is located deep beneath the LA area. I...
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Massive 7,1-Magnitude earthquake struck California
- Jul, 05, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California
A powerful 7,1-magnitude temblor struck in the Mojave Desert (near Ridgecrest) located about 200 kilometers northeast of Los Angeles, at a depth of 17 kilometers on Friday, July 5, 2019. According to...
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California experiences an unprecedented earthquake pause
- May, 28, 2019
- Geology Highlights Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic
- United States, California
A new study shows that there is an unprecedented earthquake pause in the 3 major faults with the highest slip ratio in California. The research was carried out by U.S. Geological Survey researchers...
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Egypt's oldest pyramid saved from collapse
- May, 28, 2019
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Foundation Design / Construction
Djoser, Egypt's oldest pyramid, located on the Nile's west bank near Cairo, was prone to collapse but it was saved by a team of British engineers. The 4,700-year-old Pyramid of Djoser, also known as...
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Unprecedented cold weather may have triggered "Frost quakes" in Chicago
- Feb, 05, 2019
- Geology Highlights Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Other Geotechnical Seismic
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Freezing cold in Chicago may have caused shaking related to cracking action in frozen ground. The polar vortex that has descended on the United States has provoked freezing temperatures in Chicago....
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Tremendous earthquake strucks the Greek Island of Zakynthos
A massive earthquake occurred 44 kilometers south-west of the Greek island of Zakynthos causing structural damage and electricity power loss. Fortunately no fatalities were reported. The 6,8...
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Tremendous earthquake followed by tsunami struck Indonesia: 840 people dead
A powerful Mw 7,5 earthquake hit Indonesian Island of Sulawesi triggering a large tsunami and killing at least 840 people. The tsunami struck the coastal city of Palu, home to 300,000 people, on Fr...
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