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Magnitude 6.1 quake in Tokyo: blackouts but no tsunami warning
- Oct, 07, 2021
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- Japan
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No reports of major damage, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said, after the strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, which jolted Tokyo late on Thursday, October 7th, 2021. The quake ca...
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Australia: Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes near Melbourne
- Sep, 22, 2021
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- Australia, Melbourne
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A 5.9 magnitude quake hit near Mansfield in the state of Victoria in southern Australia on Wednesday September 22th at 2:15 a.m local time, as the Geoscience Australia, reported. The temblor was so...
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5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Crete island in Greece
- Sep, 27, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Domes (Structure) News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena
- Greece
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Monday September 27th, many buildings on the island of Crete, Greece were damaged and some reduced to piles of rubble from an 5.8-magnitude earthquake and strong aftershocks. According to the Athe...
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Chile: powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks South America nation
- Sep, 21, 2021
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- Chile
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday morning, September 21st 2021, at 8:14 am local time a strong earthquake shook buildings in the Chilean city of Concepcion. No immediate reports of damage were made. The earthquake hit C...
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwest China
- Sep, 16, 2021
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- China
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck southwest China’s Sichuan province on Thursday September 16th, as reported by state media. The quake killed at least three people and injured dozens while homes...
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M7.0 earthquake in southwest Mexico
- Sep, 08, 2021
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- Mexico
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck southwest Mexico. According to the United States Geological Survey the quake hit 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) east-northeast of Los Órganos de San Agustín, about eig...
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Seismometers providing crucial data on Haiti’s earthquake
- Aug, 24, 2021
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- Haiti
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After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010 which cost the lives of thousands of people, scientists develop a network of low cost seismometers. These seismometers are installed in places where...
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Haiti update: Tropical Storm Grace following the M7.2 earthquake
- Aug, 17, 2021
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- Haiti
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After the 7.2 earthquake of Haiti the death toll rise to 1,419 while more than 6,900 people injured. The authorities can not estimate how many are still missing. The real challenge that rescue has...
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7.2 magnitude quake struck Haiti - at least 1,297 people killed, thousands injured, hundreds missing
- Aug, 14, 2021
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- Haiti
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A massive earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday August 14th, at 12:29 p.m. GMT, with 7.2 magnitude. The earthquake was about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 10 kilometers...
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7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Philippines - no major damage reported
- Aug, 12, 2021
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- Philippines
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The Philippines is on the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences frequent earthquakes. The latest strong earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck off the Philippines on Thursday, the U.S....
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