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News on Earthquakes
Earthquakes can aggravate sea water level rise
- Jun, 21, 2019
- Engineering Geology Geoenvironmental Engineering Structural Geology News On Research / Academia Geology Highlights
- American Samoa
According to a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, earthquakes can cause sea level rise even faster than climate change. Researchers believe that certain regions...
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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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Two strong earthquakes struck Philippines
Numerous people were reported dead after 2 strong earthquakes struck Philippines. The first shock (M 6.1) occurred at 17:11 local time on Monday, April 22, 2019, on the island of Luzon. Less than...
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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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Mount Etna erupted in Sicily, Italy
Mount Etna, the most active volcano of Europe, erupted on Christmas Eve, causing numerous earthquakes and closing the airport of Catania. The largest of the 130 seismic shocks reported was Mw 4.9,...
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