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6.4 Magnitude Quake Rocks Taiwan: Infrastructure and Preparedness Under Spotlight
- Jan, 21, 2025
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In the early hours of January 21, 2025, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan near Chiayi County. The quake, with its epicenter located 38 kilometers southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a...
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The Denali Fault Decoded: Unlocking 620 Miles of Geological Secrets
- Jan, 01, 2025
- Structural Geology Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geology Highlights News On Research / Academia
- North America
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Recent groundbreaking research has shed light on the Denali Fault's 620-mile segment, revealing that three distinct geological sites—Clearwater Mountains, Kluane Lake, and the Coast Mountains—were on...
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Geotechnical news recap of December 2024 now on YouTube!
- Jan, 09, 2025
- Landslides Other Geotechnical Settlements Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology Forensics Aerial Geomatics Satellite-Based Dam Engineering Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
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Seismic Devastation in Tibet: Earthquake Claims Hundred's of Lives and Crumbles Infrastructure
- Jan, 07, 2025
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China, Shigatse
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A catastrophic earthquake struck the remote Tingri County in Tibet on January 7, 2025, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. With a magnitude of 7.1 and a shallow depth of just 10 kilomete...
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Seismic Shock: Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Unleashes Destruction in Vanuatu
- Dec, 17, 2024
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Seismic Slope Stability Liquefaction Engineering Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Vanuatu
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On December 17, 2024, the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu was rocked by a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake. Centered approximately 30 kilometers west of the capital city, Port Vila, the quake...
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Northern California Shaken: How a 7.0 Quake Tested Preparedness
- Dec, 05, 2024
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On December 5, 2024, a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook Northern California, with its epicentre near Petrolia in Humboldt County. Felt as far south as San Francisco and as far east as Reno, th...
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Strongest earthquake in 25 years rattles Taiwan
- Apr, 03, 2024
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic Engineering Seismology Landslides Liquefaction Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Taiwan was hit by a 7.4 moment magnitude earthquake at 7:58 a.m. local time on the morning of Wednesday, April 3, 2024, which makes it the strongest the nation has experienced in the past 25 years....
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“Frost quakes” felt around Chicago during recent cold wave
- Jan, 13, 2024
- Ground Freezing Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology Soil Dynamics News On Research / Academia News On Publications Geology Highlights Other News News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Illinois, Chicago
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Chicago recently experienced a cold wave, which started on January 13 and reached temperatures as low as -23 degrees Celsius, triggering cases of a phenomenon known as “frost quake” or cryoseism. A...
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7.0 magnitude earthquake rattles China near border with Kyrgyzstan
- Jan, 23, 2024
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- China
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Northwest China’s Xinjiang region was rattled by a powerful 7.0 Mw earthquake at 2:09 a.m. local time, on the morning of Tuesday, January 23. Furthermore, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth o...
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Prof. G. Gazetas' and Prof. E. Garini's preliminary report of the Noto Peninsula New Year's Day earthquake
- Jan, 08, 2024
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- Japan, Wajima
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Professor George Gazetas, from the National Technical University of Athens, along with Professor Evangelia Garini from the Technical University of Crete, created a preliminary report on Japan’s New Y...
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