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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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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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