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Powerful 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Kamchatka Peninsula

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on September 12, 2025. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the epicentre was located about 70 miles east of Petrop...

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Balancing Coastal Risk: Japan’s 395–430 km Tsunami Seawall with Nature-Based Measures and Localised Opposition

Following the 2011 Tōhoku event, authorities advanced a nationwide tsunami risk-reduction program centered on a continuous series of coastal barriers often referred to as the “Great Wall of Japan.” T...

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Saw Mill River Parkway Collapse Highlights Storm-Driven Soil Instability

On September 8, 2025, a section of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County collapsed following intense rainfall across the tri-state area. The failure occurred between Lawrence Street in Dob...

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Landslide in Sudan’s Marra Mountains Levels Village and Claims Hundreds of Lives

On August 31, 2025, a massive landslide struck the village of Tarseen in Sudan’s Marra Mountains, western Darfur. Triggered by days of heavy rainfall, the slide buried nearly the entire settlement. L...

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Quick Clay Failure on Norway’s E6 at Levanger

On August 30, 2025, a suspected quick clay landslide severed Norway’s main north–south corridor near Nesvatnet, Levanger, collapsing both lanes of the E6, an older parallel road, and a section of the...

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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills Over 1,400: Impact of Terrain and Construction

A major magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, August 31, resulting in an official death toll of over 1,400 individuals, with more than 13,000 others injured. The seismic even...

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Jammu Landslide Claims 35 Lives Amid Flooding Crisis

A major landslide struck the pilgrimage route to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, following several days of relentless rainfall. The collapse occurred near Inderpra...

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Cracks Before Collapse: What the Söke–Kuşadası Highway Failure Reinforces About Slope and Wall Design

On 10 August 2025 a roadway collapse occurred on the Söke–Kuşadası corridor near Yaylaköy in southwestern Türkiye. Field checks against historical satellite imagery and roadside street views show lon...

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Massive Landslide Buries Petrol Pump on Jammu–Srinagar Highway

A significant landslide struck near Balinallah on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 24, 2025. Triggered by continuous rainfall, the slope failure...

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Hidden Faults Offer Clues to Slow Earthquakes in New Zealand

A recent international study has provided new insight into the phenomenon of “slow earthquakes” along the Hikurangi subduction zone off New Zealand’s North Island. Researchers identified previously h...

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