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Numerous landslides reported on Raoul Island (New Zealand) after strong earthquakes
- Mar, 05, 2021
- Landslides Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- New Zealand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 300 landslides struck Raoul Island, New Zealand after strong earthquakes occurred in early March 2021. A series of earthquakes and aftershocks with the largest being M 8.1 and M 7.4 recentl...
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M 7.5 earthquake hit Alaska triggering tsunami warnings
- Oct, 19, 2020
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Alaska, Sand Point
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A tsunami warning was issued after a powerful earthquake hit Alaska's southern coast. The M 7.5 earthquake struck on Monday, October 19, 2020, at around 9 p.m. UTC time, 91 kilometers southeast of...
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Mega-tsunami generated by an ancient landslide in Mars
According to research from the University of Milan “Bicocca” in Italy, a mega-tsunami was generated by a massive landslide in Mars, billions of years ago. The study, recently published in Planetary...
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A slow-moving landslide may lead to a massive tsunami in Alaska
- May, 14, 2020
- Landslides Slope Stability Instrumentation News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Alaska
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A, recently identified, unstable slope could collapse resulting in a massive tsunami in Alaska. The slope is located in Barry Arm, about 97 kilometers east of Anchorage. A letter, signed by 14 scien...
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Massive M 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea
- Jan, 28, 2020
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Caribbean
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A powerful seismic shock hit the Caribbean Sea near Jamaica and Cuba raising alerts for potential tsunamis. The earthquake struck on Tuesday, January 28, 2020; the fault rupture associated with this...
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