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Newly patented device to help buildings withstand earthquakes and strong vibrations

A newly granted U.S. patent describes a new device designed to help protect buildings, infrastructure, and sensitive equipment from earthquakes, strong winds, and other vibrations caused by human act...

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How Japan’s first two-story 3D-printed home is built for earthquakes

In Miyagi Prefecture, a small two-story home built mostly with 3D-printed concrete has reached an important milestone. Called the O House, this 50-square-meter residence is the first reinforced concr...

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Powerful deep earthquake hits Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia)

Strong earthquake tremors were experienced in Malaysia between Sunday and Monday. According to American seismologists, the quake struck near the Malaysian state of Sabah on Monday morning, originatin...

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5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on Friday, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 79km at 5:39 p.m. local t...

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Türkiye completes major recovery effort 3 years after devastating 2023 earthquakes: $104 billion in direct economic losses and another $150 billion in indirect damage

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the powerful earthquakes that hit southern and eastern Türkiye on February 6, 2023, caused an estimated $104 billion in direct economic losses and another...

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6.4-Magnitude earthquake hits Southern Java: 15 injuries and dozens of buildings damaged in Yogyakarta

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Java in the early hours of Friday, leaving at least 15 people injured and causing damage to dozens of buildings in and around Yogyakarta, officials reported....

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5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Asaluyeh in Southern Iran

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the city of Asaluyeh in Iran’s southern Bushehr province on Sunday morning, state media reported. According to the Iranian News Agency (IRNA), the tremor struck at a de...

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5.1-magnitude earthquake damages over 1,900 homes in Yunnan’s Qiaojia County

More than 1,900 homes were damaged and over 300 people were relocated by Wednesday noon after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Qiaojia County in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Monday (19/01/20...

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6.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Indonesia

A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck eastern Indonesia late on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage a...

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World’s longest single-tower bridge nears completion

Images have emerged of the Danjiang Bridge in Taiwan, a major new infrastructure project that is being hailed as the world’s longest single-tower cable-stayed bridge. The bridge’s cost is estimated a...

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