Construction errors may have been responsible for the collapse of the Christchurch CTV building (killing 115 people)

Last update: February 21, 2012 at 11:39 pm by By

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Overview of the articles we have written on the New Zealand earthquake One year after the quake, a technical report on the deadly collapse of the Canterbury Television building has revealed what caused the structure to fail in last February's magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch New … [Read more...]

Earthquake Negros – Cebu, Philippines – 42 people killed, 66 missing and 54 injured!

Last update: February 13, 2012 at 7:33 pm by By

Damage after the Negros February 6, 2012 earthquake - image courtesy skyscrapercity.com

Earthquake overview : an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurred in the very highly populated region of Central Visayas in Philippines. The nearest populated places are: Ayungon (20km), Tayasan (12km), Cantaup (16km), Jimalalud (6km), La Libertad (7km), Apanangon (6km), Guihulngan (15km), Villegas … [Read more...]

Earthquake Negros – Cebu, Philippines – “I Felt It” reports

Last update: February 14, 2012 at 11:43 pm by By

I have felt an earthquake map - courtesy USGS

Earthquake overview : an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in the very highly populated region of Central Visayas in Philippines. The nearest populated places are: Ayungon (20km), Tayasan (12km), Cantaup (16km), Jimalalud (6km), La Libertad (7km), Apanangon (6km), Guihulngan (15km), Villegas … [Read more...]

Understanding the Negros – Cebu, Philippines February 6, 2012 earthquake

Last update: February 9, 2012 at 8:22 am by By

Historic massive earthquakes in the Philippines (since 1900)

Earthquake overview : an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurred in the very highly populated region of Central Visayas in Philippines. The area most damaged is Negros Oriental. Many people have been killed by landslides triggered by the earthquake and the +1,000 aftershocks. For the most detailed … [Read more...]

CATDAT Damaging Earthquakes Database 2011 – Annual Review

Last update: January 30, 2012 at 9:41 pm by By

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Damaging Earthquakes Database 2011 The Year in Review   James Daniell & Armand Vervaeck 2011 has played host to the largest two earthquakes, economically speaking, in the history of the countries of Japan and New Zealand. The M9.0 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 11th March, … [Read more...]

Shallow earthquake in the southern part of the Dominican Republic – 1 person killed, 3 schools, 3 hospitals and more than 10 houses damaged

Last update: January 9, 2012 at 12:38 am by By

Epicenter landscape - panoramio image courtesy Elnalouise

Earthquake overview : Moderate earthquake with epicenter in the southern part of the island.  The earthquake has been felt all over the island (including in Haiti) "I have Felt it" Reports --> see below + Let us know "how you have felt this earthquake" To read the full story as it happened, we … [Read more...]

Very strong earthquake near Iguala, Mexico – 2 people killed, 4 injured and 50 houses damaged in Guerrero

Last update: December 16, 2011 at 11:27 pm by By

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Earthquake overview :  A very strong earthquake occurred near Iguala Mexico at 07:47 PM local time. Luckily the hypocenter was at a depth of 64.7 km. "I Felt it" Reports --> see below + Let us know "how you felt this earthquake" To read the full story as it happened, we advise our readers to … [Read more...]

November 9 aftershock near Van, Turkey – 40 killed, 600000 people remain outdoors + impressive video of the shaking

Last update: November 13, 2011 at 10:17 am by By

Earthquake overview : The already so hard hit Van Ercis area was hit by another earthquake - Aftershock in the evening of November 9 2011. Additional damage and injuries are almost a certainty "I have Felt it" Reports --> see below + Let us know "how you have felt this … [Read more...]

Earthquake Van – Ercis, Turkey – 604 Dead, Large Aftershock 5.6 hits Van

Last update: November 9, 2011 at 11:09 pm by By

Thumbnail of a just published hurriyet image - Click on the image to see the full size picture - The image is probably from the 7-storey apartment building who collapsed

Earthquake overview : A very strong damaging earthquake occurred in the Van province in eastern Turkey. The earthquake was felt in all the neighboring countries. "I have Felt it" Reports --> see below + Let us know "how you have felt this earthquake" To read the full story as it happened, we … [Read more...]

Comparing the current impact of the “Van” Earthquake to past earthquakes in Eastern Turkey

Last update: November 3, 2011 at 1:42 am by By

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Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology CEDIM Forensic Earthquake Analysis Group Comparing the current impact of the Van Earthquake to past earthquakes in Eastern Turkey (Status: Wednesday November 2,  2011 @ 18:00 CET) (Build with support of earthquake-report.com, SOS … [Read more...]