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Geotechnical Egineering News tagged with [deadly earthquake]

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Series of aftershocks hit Indonesia after earthquake kills two
Aljazeera   15 July 2019   Indonesia   Moluccas islands  
Antara Foto/ Reuters
<p>Indonesia's Moluccas islands have been hit by a series of aftershocks after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake killed at least two people, prompting hundreds of people to flee their homes.<br />The United States Geological Survey said Sunday's quake was centred ...
Philippines 6.1-magnitude earthquake leaves 11 dead, 30 feared trapped
CNN Philippines   23 April 2019   Philippines   Samar island  
Workers carry an employee to an ambulance after she became dizzy when the earthquake hit Manila.
<p>CNN-A second major quake has rattled the Philippines after an earlier 6.1-magnitude earthquake that left 11 people dead and 30 still feared trapped in the rubble.<br />The magnitude 6.3 earthquake with a depth of 53.6 miles (83.3km) was registered on the ...
Haiti hit by DEADLY earthquake as tremor SHAKES capital city, Port-au-Prince
Sunday Expresee   07 October 2018   Haiti   Port-au-Prince  
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck near Port-au-Prince (Image: USGS)
<p>The quake took place at 12.11am on Sunday morning with a depth of 10km.<br />The quake was centred around 12 miles (20kilometress) west-northwest of Ti Port-de-Paix off Haiti's north coast.</p> <p>This is the strongest earthquake to hit Haiti since 2010.</p ...
Horror in Indonesia as ground 'TURNS TO LIQUID' after devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake
Express   01 October 2018   Indonesia   Palu  
<p>THE GROUND has entered a strange liquid-like state in some areas of Indonesia due to the intense stress and shaking from an earthquake on Friday that caused the death of at least 832 people.<br>The soil can be seen moving around like running water and even ...
Indonesia tsunami death toll at 832 and expected to rise, say officials – live updates
The Guardian   30 September 2018   Indonesia   Palu  
Footage taken from a drone on Sunday shows the extent of the damage wrought in Palu by the earthquake and tsunami. Photograph: Social Media/Reuters
<p>A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi on Friday morning, causing a tsunami and around 170 aftershocks. It is the most devastating earthquake to hit Indonesia since 2004.<br />The area devastated by the disaster is bigger than originally ...
Japan earthquake: Death toll rises after devastating tremor
CNN   10 September 2018   Japan   Hokkaido  
<p>Tokyo (CNN) The death toll in the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Japan on Thursday has risen to 39, the country's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. Two people remain missing, and at least 641 people were injured, the agency said Sunday. Evacuation ...
20 feared missing after powerful Japan earthquake causes landslides
CBC News, YouTube   06 September 2018   Japan   Hokkaido  
The quake triggered landslides, bringing down several houses. (AFP/Getty Images)
<p>A powerful earthquake rocked Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides that crushed homes, knocking out power and forcing a nuclear power plant to switch to a backup generator.</p><p>The magnitude 6.7 earthquake ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
At least 14 dead in Papua New Guinea quake; ExxonMobil shuts LNG plant
Reuters   27 February 2018   Papua New Guinea   Hela  
<p>Up to 14 people were killed in landslides and by collapsed buildings during a powerful earthquake in the remote Papua New Guinea highlands, police and a hospital worker said on Tuesday, with unconfirmed reports of up to 30 dead.</p> <p>The 7.5 magnitude ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
More than 140 people missing after Taiwan earthquake
CBC News   06 February 2018   Taiwan   Hualien  
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, centre back-facing, is briefed Wednesday at the site of a collapsed building from an earthquake in Hualien, southeastern Taiwan. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
<p>A rescue crew on Wednesday was trying to free two people from a hotel whose ground floor caved after a strong earthquake hit near Taiwan's east coast and killed at least four people.</p> <p>The shallow, magnitude-6.4 quake that struck late Tuesday night ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Iran-Iraq earthquake: death toll rises to 335
The Guardian   13 November 2017   Iran - Iraq   Iran - Iraq border  
Destroyed buildings in Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran Photograph: Pouria Pakizeh/AP
<p>A powerful magnitude-7.3 earthquake has rocked the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing more than 328 people in Iran and seven in Iraq and injuring thousands more.</p><p>Iran’s semi-official Isna news agency raised the death toll to 328 ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards