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5.7-magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico: no reports of damage, no injuries
- Mar, 03, 2022
- Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Structural Failures Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Mexico, Heroica Veracruz
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An earthquake struck southeast Mexico on Thursday, sending people fleeing into the streets. The U.S. Geological Survey gave a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 and said that the epicenter was about 7 m...
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6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra: at least 7 fatalities, buildings reported collapsed
- Feb, 25, 2022
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- Indonesia
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A strong and shallow earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring 85, while causing panic on the island and in neighboring Malaysia...
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Earthquakes: five deadliest earthquakes ever recorded around the world
- Feb, 24, 2022
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Earthquakes are one of the most dangerous natural disasters. More than 100 earthquakes of the magnitude that can cause severe damage are recorded each year. They strike without warning, and many ea...
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Ethiopia, East Africa: the tallest building built by Chinese contractors completed
- Feb, 14, 2022
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- Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
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The tallest building in East Africa which was built by Chinese contractors, was officially completed on Sunday, as the two countries continue to strengthen bilateral cooperation in 2022. The new head...
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Greece and Italy: an earthquake early warning system could save lives
- Feb, 08, 2022
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- United Kingdom
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A public earthquake early warning system in Greece and Italy could give people vital seconds’ notice of a major earthquake, according to a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers...
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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Guatemala: at least two fatalities
- Feb, 16, 2022
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- Guatemala
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Southwestern Guatemala has been struck by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The earthquake was strong killing two people,...
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Triangle Tower in Paris: work starts on environmentally ‘catastrophic’ project
- Feb, 10, 2022
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- France, Paris
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The construction of a 42-floor, pyramid-shaped, skyscraper began in Paris on Thursday despite local opposition and objections from environmentalists who have called the project “catastrophic”. The...
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Lagos, Nigeria building collapse: at least four fatalities and several trapped
- Feb, 13, 2022
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- Nigeria, Lagos
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
This is the second such incident in Lagos in three months with another one in November 2021 leading to the death of at least 40 people. The incident happened around 3 p.m. on Saturday. A building u...
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Construction on Dnipro, Ukraine, Metro Stations is begun
- Feb, 02, 2022
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- Ukraine, Dnipro
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Following excavation and engineering works on Dnipro’s metro line in 2016, Zaha Hadid Architects has begun construction on three new metro stations. The Teatralna, Tsentalna, and Muzeina stations, al...
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Rinsdorf bridge was blasted by German engineers - a new record is marked
- Feb, 06, 2022
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- Germany
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The Rinsdorf viaduct on Germany's A45 autobahn near Wilnsdorf in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia was destroyed by demolition crews who used around 120 kilograms (265 pounds) of explosives on Sund...
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