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Two powerful earthquakes hit China: Reports of 3 people dead
- May, 21, 2021
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures Engineering Seismology
- China, Dali
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Two separate, strong earthquakes that struck in China have resulted in, at least, 3 fatalities. The 2 seismic shocks occurred within a 5 hour time period on May 21, 2021. The first one (M 6.1) struck...
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The financial impact of volcanic alerts on local regions
A study recently published in Risk Analysis Journal, evaluates the financial impact of volcanic eruption alerts on the local communities. Volcanic alert systems have been highly developed over the pa...
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M 6.0 earthquake struck Indonesia: At least 8 casualties
- Apr, 10, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M 6.0 earthquake hit Indonesia on April 10, 2021, resulting in at least 8 fatalities. The seismic shock struck at around 7 am (UTC) about 45 kilometers off the coast of Java, the main island and ec...
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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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Powerful M 7.1 earthquake struck Japan
- Feb, 13, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Japan, Namie
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A massive M 7.1 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Japan is an earthquake-prone country that lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has historically experienced great...
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