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News on Earthquakes
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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At least 38 people dead after M 5.8 earthquake struck east Pakistan
A M 5.8 earthquake that struck in the Kashmir region in north-east Pakistan has resulted in at least 38 fatalities and 435 injuries. The seismic shock occurred on September 24, 2019, at about 16:00 l...
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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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Satellite data show impressive ground cracking caused by the M 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake
- Jul, 05, 2019
- Engineering Geology Earthquake Reconnaissance Geology Highlights
- United States, California
Satellite images collected in the Mojave Desert show the intense ground cracking the M 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake caused. On July, 5, 2019, the massive earthquake struck at about 200 km North-East of...
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Athens struck by 5.3-magnitude earthquake
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Athens at a depth of 10 kilometers on Friday, July 19, 2019. The incident occurred at 2:13pm local time. The shock is associated with a NW-SE striking normal fa...
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