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7.0-magnitude earthquake hit northern Philippines: at least four fatalities, 60 injuries
- Aug, 05, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Philippines
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). At least four people have died and 60 others were injured in the powerful earthquake that...
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Afghanistan earthquake: dozens injuries, hundreds of homes destroyed
- Jul, 22, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Afghanistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An overnight 5.1-magnitide earthquake in a remote southeastern region injured at least 44 people and destroyed 600 homes on Tuesday, Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said. The temblor jolted seve...
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Seattle, USA: an over 7.5 magnitude earthquake can cause tsunami waves of 42 feet
- Jul, 19, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Tsunami waves as high as 42 feet could hit the US city of Seattle in the event of a powerful earthquake, a simulation showed. According to a scientific model designed by geologists at the Washingto...
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Series of strong earthquakes hit southern Iran: at least 5 fatalities
- Jul, 08, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Structural Behavior Concrete Structures
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A series of strong earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least five people and causing damage to dozens of buildings, state media reported. The quakes, including two of magnitude...
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6.1-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan: At least 1,000 fatalities and 1,500 injuries
- Jun, 24, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Afghanistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 in eastern Afghanistan, an official of the ruling Taliban told the BBC. The quake struck shortly after 01:30 (21:00 GMT Tuesda...
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Seven earthquakes hit Iranian coast - no damage reported
- Jun, 16, 2022
- Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- United Arab Emirates
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Seven earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across the Persian Gulf. The U.S. Geological Survey said six temblors of magnitude 4 struck, as...
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Western Aleutians: Strong earthquakes were recorded
- Jun, 06, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 6.3- magnitude earthquake was recorded at 3:38 p.m. on Saturday about nine miles south of Davidof Island in the western Aleutians. Since that first quake, there have been five additional earthquake...
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Earthquakes in southwestern China: at least 4 fatalities and 14 injuries
- Jun, 02, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 6.1 quake struck at a depth of 17 kilometers (10 miles) in Ya’an city, about 110 kilometers (65 miles) southwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, the China Earthquake Network Center sa...
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Strong quake strikes Peru, no reports of damage or casualties
- May, 30, 2022
- Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering Other Structural Damage (Structural)
- Peru
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Tirapata region of southern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 212 km (132 miles). Peru is locate...
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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits north of Norway's Svalbard
- May, 23, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Dynamics Dynamic Loads Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Norway
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck north of the Norwegian Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake happened 725 km (450 miles) n...
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