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Santorini Island, Greece: 500 tremors were recorded within 2 days
- Feb, 04, 2025
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- Greece
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On January 31, 2025, significant seismic activity began in the Aegean Sea, between the islands of Santorini and Amorgos, Greece. Over 500 undersea earthquakes have been recorded, raising concerns due...
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5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan
- Jan, 30, 2025
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- Taiwan
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On January 30, 2025, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Taiwan, triggering more than a dozen aftershocks. The quake occurred at 10:11 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 km, with its epicenter in Dapu To...
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Konya, Turkey: Building complex collapsed resulting in two fatalities
- Jan, 25, 2025
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- Turkey, Konya
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On Saturday, January 25, a 30-year-old apartment complex collapsed in Konya, Turkey, resulting in two deaths and three others being trapped beneath the debris. Rescue teams promptly arrived at the si...
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Manchester: An under construction historical building collapsed
- Jan, 25, 2025
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- United Kingdom, Manchester
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On Saturday, January 25, a historic red-brick building, constructed in the early 1900s, collapsed on Ashley Road in Hale. Prior to the collapse, cracks had begun to form in its walls, which worsened...
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A four-storey building collapsed after efforts to rectify its imbalance in South Kolkata
- Jan, 15, 2025
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- India, Kolkata
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday January 14 around 3:05 p.m. local time a four-storey building gave way and fell onto a one-storey building that was located next to it in Baghajatin Vidyasagar Colony, South Kolkata. Fortu...
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A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Tokyo
- Jan, 13, 2025
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- Japan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Monday, January 13, a powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan at 9:19 p.m. local time. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the epicenter was located in the Hyug...
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Wall collapse in Nottinghamshire
- Jan, 08, 2025
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- United Kingdom
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On Wednesday January 8, a wall collapsed and fall onto the Town Street in Bramcote at the “Devil’s Bend’ spot resulting in the closure of the road. The incident on the Nottinghamshire road immediatel...
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New Orleans: A two-storey building collapsed
- Dec, 30, 2024
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- United States, Louisiana, New Orleans
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Monday December 30, around 5:43 p.m. local time, a two- storey building partially collapsed at Magazine Street in the Lower Garden District. Specifically, a large portion of the roof and the secon...
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Catastrophic bridge collapse in Brazil resulted in at least 10 fatalities
- Dec, 22, 2024
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- Brazil
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On Sunday December 22, 2024, a tragic event occurred in Brazil, as the 533 meters long Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge, spanning across the Tocantins River, collapsed resulting in at least 10...
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A four-storey building collapsed in Mohali, India: at least 2 fatalities
- Dec, 21, 2024
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- India, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
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On Saturday December 21, a four storey-building collapsed in Mohali, Punjab, India resulting in at least two casualties while many others are feared to be trapped beneath the debris. The Indian Army...
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