Displaying Items By Tag: Earthquake
News on Earthquake
An active fault zone poses a threat for infrastructure in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jun, 03, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Utah, Salt Lake City
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study, a complex fault system beneath Salt Lake City can pose a severe threat to infrastructure if it is activated during an earthquake. Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah with...
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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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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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Strong earthquake hits Indonesia: At least 77 fatalities
- Jan, 14, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia, Majene
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M 6.2 earthquake struck Indonesia resulting in, at least, 77 casualties. The seismic shock occurred on Thursday, January 14, 2021, in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Its epicenter was located northeast...
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Kilauea volcano erupts on Big Island, Hawaii
- Dec, 20, 2020
- Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Hawaii
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Kilauea volcano, situated on the Big Island of Hawaii, erupted on December 20, 2020. Kilauea is a volcano that is mostly characterized by fluid lava flows. Being the youngest one of the Hawaiian...
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