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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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Magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes north Peru
A powerful Mw 8.0 earthquake hit the area of north Peru on Sunday, May 26, 2019. The temblor struck about 92 kilometers east of Yurinaguas, a small town located in north Peru, at a relatively large...
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Massive M 7,5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea
- May, 28, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Papua New Guinea
A powerful M 7.5 earthquake hit the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The epicenter of the temblor is located between the New Britain and the New Ireland islands about 45 k...
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5 years from the tremendous Oso landslide
The families of the unfortunate victims that lost their lives due to the catastrophic Oso landslide held a 5-year memorial ceremony. The slide, known as the SR 530 landslide, occurred on March...
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