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Wohler Road Bridge to receive $18 million for seismic retrofit

The restoration of the historic Wohler Road Bridge spanning the Russian River, situated approximately 16km northwest of Santa Rosa, has been approved by the Board of Supervisors and the construction...

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A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the border between Mexico and Guatemala: no injuries reported

An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude shook the border region between Mexico and Guatemala early on Sunday 12th of May. The quake struck shortly before 6a.m. near the Mexican border town of Suchiate and its...

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Jakarta: 6.2 magnitude earthquake caused injuries and infrastructure damage

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at 11:29 p.m. local time on Saturday 28th of April. The quake's epicenter was approximately 156km southwest of Garut, West Java, at a depth of 70km. The earthquake...

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Indonesia: 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the eastern region

On Tuesday 9th of April at 09.48 GMT, Indonesia's eastern region experienced a 6.6 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter was near Halmahera Island in North Maluku province, at a depth of approximately...

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7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan: it was the most potent incident in a quarter-century

On Wednesday 3rd of April in Taiwan took place the island's most intense earthquake over the last 25 years. This seismic event, measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale, struck the east coast of the island...

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Greece: a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the western Peloponnese region

On Friday 29th of March morning, the western Peloponnese region in southern Greece experienced a 5.7 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter of the quake was close to the Strofades islands while it was f...

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Indonesia: A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook the coast of East Java

On the 23rd of March 2024 at 11:22 a.m. local time in Jakarta, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Java province in Indonesia. According to the country’s meteorology, climatology,...

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Balkan: a 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit the border area between Montenegro and Bosnia

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit on Thursday 14th of March 2024 the border area between Montenegro and Bosnia. Its epicenter was 30km from the town of Niksic (western Montenegro) and about 25km from th...

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Iran: 425 earthquakes struck in one month

According to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Tehran, there have been 425 earthquakes recorded across the nation in one month, ending on February 19th. A...

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New study by EEFIT shed light on the main reason that cost 50,000 lives due to Turkey -Syria earthquake

According to the study, conducted by the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT), the main reason that cost 50,000 lives due to the Turkey -Syria earthquake on February 6, 2023, is be...

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