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News on Earthquake
M 6.4 earthquake struck Albania: 51 people dead
- Nov, 25, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Albania, Durrës
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M 6.4 earthquake struck Albania on November 26, 2019, causing 51 fatalities, numerous injuries and infrastructure damage. The shock was the strongest that Albania has experienced in 40 years and it...
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Rice irrigation affected a massive, earthquake-induced landslide in Indonesia
- Oct, 10, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Mechanics Liquefaction Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Back in 2018, massive landslides were triggered after a Mw 7,5 earthquake struck the city of Palu, Indonesia. According to a new study, published in Nature Journal, rice irrigation may have exacerbat...
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5.7-Magnitude earthquake hits Istanbul: 8 injuries reported
- Sep, 26, 2019
- Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Turkey, İstanbul
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey with 15 million people. The seismic shock occurred at about 14:00 local time on Thursday, September 26, 2019. The quake str...
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M 5.6 earthquake struck Albania: At least 68 people injured
- Sep, 21, 2019
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Albania, Durrës
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A strong earthquake (M 5.6) hit central Albania causing at least 68 injuries and infrastructure damage. The tremblor struck on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at 2:04 pm UTC. Its epicenter was located...
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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
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
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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