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Southwest China: 6.8-magnitude earthquake leaves at least 46 dead
- Sep, 05, 2022
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- China, Mianyang
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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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Bridge in China cracks due to buckling under high temperatures
- Aug, 23, 2022
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- China, Quanzhou
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In engineering, buckling is a failure mode characterized by a sudden failure of a structural member subjected to high compressive stresses, where the actual compressive stresses at failure are smalle...
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Afghanistan earthquake: dozens injuries, hundreds of homes destroyed
- Jul, 19, 2022
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- Afghanistan
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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, 09, 2022
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- United States, Washington, Seattle
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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
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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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India, Mumbai: Building collapse – at least 3 fatalities and 11 injuries
- Jun, 28, 2022
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- India, Mumbai
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least three people were killed and 11 were injured when a dilapidated residential building collapsed in India's financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai, officials said Tuesday. The four-stor...
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6.1-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan: At least 1,000 fatalities and 1,500 injuries
- Jun, 22, 2022
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- Afghanistan
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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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Assam, India: Part of bridge collapses in Baksa district after heavy rains
- Jun, 16, 2022
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- India
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Part of a bridge collapsed in Assam's Baksa district on Wednesday due to incessant rainfall and an increase in the water level of the Dihing river. In a video posted by news agency ANI, people can be...
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Seven earthquakes hit Iranian coast - no damage reported
- Jun, 15, 2022
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- United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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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, 04, 2022
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- United States, Alaska
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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