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Marmara Earthquake: Preparedness and Lessons 26 Years On

On August 17, 1999, the Marmara region of Türkiye was struck by a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Gölcük, Kocaeli. The tremor lasted 45 seconds, claiming more than 17,000 l...

How California’s Retrofit Ordinances Are Reshaping Seismic Engineering

It’s one thing to follow a checklist. It’s another to deeply understand how a structure behaves when the ground begins to shake. California’s seismic story is full of lessons—from collapsed unreinfor...

Taipei 101’s impressive tuned mass damper

Taiwan was struck on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, by the most powerful earthquake it has experienced in the last 25 years, but Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, can be seen in video footage...

Tremors prediction in Pakistan: strong earthquakes shook New Delhi after this prediction

A strong earthquake shook New Delhi, the capital of India, on October 3. The quake follows the consecutive tremors in Nepal. The National Centre for Seismology reported that an earthquake occurred at...

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal triggering a landslide and damaging dozens of homes

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on Sunday with its epicenter situated near Bharatpur. Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center initially reported a magnitude of 6.1, while the...

Italy is set to dispense 12 billion euros for a mega bridge project

The Italian government plans to dispense 12 billion euros for the construction of what would become the world's longest suspension bridge. This ambitious bridge project has been in the planning phase...

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck the southern region of Hormozgan Province in Iran on Tuesday morning. The incident caused tremors to be felt in nearby provinces. The quake's epicenter was estimated...

Second 6.3-magnitide earthquake hit Afghanistan some days after the seismic sequence of Saturday

Western Afghanistan experienced two major earthquakes on Saturday, while today a strong earthquake hit the same area again. Afghanistan is prone to frequent earthquakes, particularly in the Hindu Kus...

6.3-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan: more than 2,500 fatalities

A powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan, near the Iranian border, on Saturday. The earthquake was characterized by the US Geological Survey as a series of strong tremors, including magnitudes 5...

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand: no reports of major structural damage

New Zealand experienced a magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Wednesday morning, with no reports of significant damage or injuries. The quake occurred in the central South Island, approximately 124km west of...

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