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News on Earthquake
The powerful 7.1 magnitude quake in Mexico left more than 230 people dead and dozens of buildings collapsed
The US Geological Survey predicted up to 1,000 fatalities will come from the earthquake, and an economic impact of between US$1bn and $10bn. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central&...
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Mexico earthquake was the strongest in a century
Dozens of people have been reported dead A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 and a depth of 69.7 km hit Mexico on Thursday, September 7th, late at night. It was the strongest earthquak...
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Earthquake on Italian holiday island leaves at least two people dead and 39 injured
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit the Italian holiday island of Ischia at 8:57 p.m. local time on Monday night. Up to now, two women have been reported dead, one of whom having been hit by falling masonr...
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Bridges built to meet current Canadian safety codes are being 'overbuilt' while still prompt to taking high structural damage after a major earthquake
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan campus) examined a variety of bridge types along with design requirements under the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code. As part of the rese...
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Italian earthquake of August, 24th devastates entire villages
- Sep, 02, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Amatrice, Italy
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A serious 6.2 R earthquake hit central Italia on Wednesday morning. Amatrice, Pescara del Tronto and Arquata del Tronto were subjected to the deady earthquake and have been severely damaged. 247 peopl...
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