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How California’s Retrofit Ordinances Are Reshaping Seismic Engineering
- Apr, 14, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Seismic Effects Seismic Slope Stability Engineering Seismology Forensics Forensic Engineering
- United States, California
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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...
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Several countries provide support as Morocco is struck by 6.8-magnitude earthquake
- Sep, 11, 2023
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Other Geotechnical Seismic Soil Structure Interaction Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Engineering Seismology
- Morocco
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco at 11.11 p.m. on Friday, September 8, with an epicenter about 72 kilometers southwest of Marrakech. Furthermore, the shallow earthquake has so far caused at...
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6.3 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks shake Colombian capital
- Aug, 18, 2023
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic Engineering Seismology Other Geotechnical
- Colombia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A strong earthquake, along with three aftershocks, rattled Colombia’s capital, Bogota, along with other cities on Thursday, August 18. Furthermore, the main shock measured a 6.3 moment magnitude acc...
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At least 46,000 fatalities as a result of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
- Feb, 23, 2023
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic Engineering Seismology
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Although the number of people who have died as a result of the powerful earthquake in Turkey and Syria has now surpassed 46,000, some survivors were still being pulled from the debris 11 days after t...
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Submarine Internet cables can monitor seismic activity and predict earthquakes
- May, 27, 2022
- Oil & Gas Offshore Geotechnics Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A wide network of submarine cables could be used to detect earthquakes and tsunamis or monitor how climate change alters ocean currents. These telecoms cables could be used as a giant array of deep...
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Peru earthquake: 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes in Peru
- May, 26, 2022
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The quake struck at around 7.02am local time in the Tirapata region and was located 8.1 miles (13km) east-southeast of Azangaro. The epicenter was considered as deep, at around 135.3 miles (217.8km...
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Earthquake in Peru's central coast shakes buildings in Lima
- May, 13, 2022
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Peruvian Navy’s Hydrography and Navigation Directorate ruled out that the earthquake caused a tsunami. However, it is recommended that citizens stay alert. On Thursday, a 5.5 magnitude earthquak...
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