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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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Building collapse in Atlanta: 4 injured after explosion
- Sep, 12, 2021
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- United States, Georgia, Atlanta
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday 12th of September, in suburban Atlanta, a three-storey structure partially collapsed after an explosion. Fortunately, four people who were injured are recovering and the authorities have se...
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwest China
- Sep, 16, 2021
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- China
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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Three fatalities in an apartment building collapse in Egypt
- Sep, 09, 2021
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- Egypt
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
One more collapse in just two months occurred on Wednesday in Egypt, in the city of Shoubra el-Khaima in Qalyubia province. It was a four-storey building that was used as the headquarter of a law fi...
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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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Milan: Fire in a 20-storey residential tower block
- Aug, 29, 2021
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- Italy, Milan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 20-storey building in Milan, on the southern outskirts of the capital of the Lombardy region, burst in flames on Sunday 29th of August while 30 residents were in their apartments. The fire started...
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Concrete roof collapse of industrial building in Singapore
- Aug, 22, 2021
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- Singapore
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday 22th of August at about 9:20 am, a concrete roof of an industrial building at 3013 Bedok Park E Bedok, partially collapsed. After the collapse, a team from the Singapore Civil Defence Force...
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Three-storey building collapsed in Spain
- Aug, 26, 2021
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- Spain
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday evening, August 25th, in the "Font Nova" housing estate in Peñíscola, about 130 kilometres northeast of Valencia, a three-storey apartment building collapsed. As a result, two people die...
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Building collapse in Egypt, at least 5 fatalities
- Aug, 20, 2021
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- Egypt
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday 20th of August, a five-floor building collapsed in downtown Damanhur city in Egypt's Beheira Province, state-run Ahram. As a result, five people lost their lives while two were injured. A...
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Seismometers providing crucial data on Haiti’s earthquake
- Aug, 24, 2021
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- Haiti
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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