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Largest earthquake in 120 years hit Melbourne
- May, 28, 2023
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- Australia, Melbourne
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Melbourne experienced a rare and shallow earthquake on Sunday, which was the largest seismic event to occur in the city in over a hundred years. Although the buildings swayed, the earthquake resulted...
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A strong earthquake of 7.7-magnitude struck the South Pacific
- May, 19, 2023
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- Fiji
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The south Pacific experienced a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This seismic activity took place in a region southwest of Fiji, north of New Zealan...
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Finland bridge collapse: Dozens injured
- May, 11, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Bridges Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Finland, Espoo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday morning, a group of school children were crossing a temporary construction bridge near a shopping centre in the southern town of Tapiola when the incident occurred. A bridge collapsed res...
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Injuries and damage were reported after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Tokyo
- May, 11, 2023
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- Japan, Chiba
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Tokyo and its surrounding regions in Japan were hit by an earthquake on Thursday, officials and media reported. The quake had a magnitude of 5.4 and its epicenter was located in Chiba prefecture, sit...
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Building collapse due to explosion in Madison: 4 injured
- May, 09, 2023
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- United States, Wisconsin, Madison
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A building collapsed due to an explosion on Madison's west side on Tuesday injuring four people while no one appears to be trapped inside. Concerning the four injured individuals, one was taken to th...
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6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan: at least one fatality and damaged buildings
- May, 05, 2023
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- Japan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A strong earthquake struck near the west-central coast of Japan early Friday, according to Japanese media. The quake inflicted injuries and at least one fatality, which concerned a man that fell off...
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Brazil building collapse: at least 6 fatalities
- Apr, 28, 2023
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- Brazil
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Authorities reported that the collapse of an apartment building in the northeastern Brazilian city of Olinda caused at least six fatalities. The collapse occurred on Thursday night in the Jardim Atlâ...
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An under construction Bailey bridge over the Bheri river collapsed: two fatalities and seven injuries
- Apr, 19, 2023
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- Nepal
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An under construction Bailey bridge that was being constructed across the Thuli Bheri river in Tallubagar of Jajarkot district collapsed on Thursday, causing four fatalities and seven injuries; three...
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A parking garage collapsed in Manhattan: one fatality
- Apr, 19, 2023
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- United States, New York, New York
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A parking garage, which was a four-story building located on Ann Street in Lower Manhattan, collapsed on Tuesday. The collapse caused the death of one person and the injury of five others; four of th...
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Bridge collapse in Colombia: 2 fatalities, 15 people injured
- Apr, 12, 2023
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- Colombia, Texas, West Columbia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Authorities in Colombia are investigating the reason behind a bridge collapse in the western part of the country that killed two police officers. Four trucks fell into the void during the incident, r...
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