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Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes Northern California, U.S.A.
- Apr, 11, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Other Geotechnical General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, California , Cobb
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake took place in Lake County, California, late on Tuesday. More specifically, the earthquake struck at 10.39 p.m., and was located 7.4 kilometers from northwest Cobb and rou...
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Strong earthquake hits northeastern Papua New Guinea
- Apr, 06, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects
- Papua New Guinea
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Papua New Guinea early on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred just after 4:00am local time, 62 kilometers beneath the surf...
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6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Central Chile
- Mar, 31, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural)
- Chile
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Central Chilean coast was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on Thursday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at 11:03pm (IST) at a depth of 10 kilom...
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Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan: at least 19 fatalities
- Mar, 27, 2023
- Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Pakistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday night. The strong earthquake, centered in a mountainous area in northern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistani border, left at least 1...
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Italy will construct the world's longest suspension bridge
- Mar, 21, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Earthquake Engineering Structural Design
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On Thursday, March 16, Italy's Council of Ministers authorized the construction of the world's longest suspension bridge that will connect the island of Sicily and the Italian mainland. It should be...
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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Ecuador: at least 16 fatalities
- Mar, 20, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Stability Other Structural
- Ecuador
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon. Dozens were injured while at least 16 people lost their lives, according to authorities. The US National Weather Service repo...
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The earthquake damage in Turkey is estimated to be more than $100bn
- Mar, 15, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An official from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has estimated that the damage from the deadly earthquakes that struck Turkey last month will surpass $100 billion. The World Bank had...
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6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Kermadec Islands in New Zealand
The Kermadec Islands area of New Zealand was hit by an earthquake on Saturday with a magnitude of 6.9, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The magnitude and depth were previous...
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New Türkiye earthquake: one fatality and 110 injured as buildings collapse
- Mar, 01, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude-5.6 earthquake that struck Turkey's southeast on Monday claimed one life, injured 110 people, and brought down 29 buildings, according to Turkish authorities. It should be underlined that...
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Experts answer: “Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey?”
- Feb, 16, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Concrete Structures Structural Behavior
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Following Monday's terrible earthquakes, many of people are reportedly still trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings around southeast Turkey. The government claims that thousands of people were...
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