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Strong quake strikes Peru, no reports of damage or casualties
- May, 30, 2022
- Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering Other Structural Damage (Structural)
- Peru
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Tirapata region of southern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 212 km (132 miles). Peru is locate...
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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits north of Norway's Svalbard
- May, 23, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Dynamics Dynamic Loads Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Norway
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck north of the Norwegian Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake happened 725 km (450 miles) n...
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7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes near a remote Australian island
- May, 20, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Stability Structural Behavior
- Australia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded near a remote Australian island. The Bureau of Meteorology reported the quake near Macquarie Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean at 8.49pm on Thursday....
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