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Indonesia earthquake: at least 271 fatalities, 40 missing - search for survivors from rescuers
- Nov, 25, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Seismic Effects Other Structural Standards And Design Codes
- Indonesia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 5.6 magnitude quake struck a mountainous region in Indonesia on Monday, causing landslides that buried entire villages near the West Java town of Cianjur. The earthquake, which struck at a shallow...
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6.4-magnitude earthquake in Philippines: at least 26 injuries
- Oct, 27, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Philippines
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 26 people were injured by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that rocked the northern Philippines, forcing the closure of an international airport, sending panicked residents into the streets and ca...
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Seismic isolation: engineers launch a new building system to protect houses in an earthquake
- Oct, 25, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Structural Design Other Structural Structural Stability
- New Zealand
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A University of Canterbury team, led by Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Professor Tim Sullivan and postdoctoral fellow Tom Francis, tested a prototype of the system last year. The results w...
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5.7-magnitude earthquake hits northwestern Iran: at least 490 injuries
- Oct, 07, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures
- Iran
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northwestern Iran on Wednesday, and medical authorities in the area reported that at least 490 people had been injured. The quake's epicentre was close to the town...
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Earthquake damage in Groningen: 3,300 buildings demolished since 2012
- Sep, 30, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Concrete Structures Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Netherlands
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Over 3,300 buildings have been demolished in Groningen since 2012, when the strongest earthquake since gas drilling began hit the province, broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday. The buildings which...
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Mexico earthquake: 'desert tsunami' 1,500 miles away in Death Valley cave
- Sep, 27, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural Structural Behavior
- Chile
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
About five minutes after the earthquake hit near Mexico's southwest coast on Monday, typically calm water deep in a Death Valley National Park cave started sloshing against the surrounding limestone...
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Taiwan earthquake: bridge collapsed and several buildings damaged
- Sep, 26, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Bridges Structural Behavior
- Taiwan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Drone footage shows a collapsed bridge damaged in a 6.8 earthquake that hit southeastern Taiwan on 18 September 2022. Taiwan's weather bureau said the epicentre was in Taitung County and followed a...
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Taiwan: 6.9-magnitude earthquake, buildings collapse
- Sep, 20, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Taiwan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, causing buildings to collapse and triggering tsunami warnings. The quake hit the Chishang township in rural southeastern Taiwan and had a...
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A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea: at least five fatalities
- Sep, 13, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Damage (Structural) Other Structural
- Papua New Guinea
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at a dept...
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Southwest China: 6.8-magnitude earthquake leaves at least 46 dead
- Sep, 06, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Monday, triggering landslides and shaking buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu, whose 21 million residents are a...
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