Author : A scientific paper written by David Harris, Earth Sciences Department, University College London, London Read also : Hazard map assessment of Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia using remote sensing Until very recently, there has been a lack of research into cultural and religious … [Read more...]
The impact of cultural and religious influences during natural disasters (volcano eruptions)
Created September 27, 2012 Last update September 27, 2012 15:05 By
Understanding the August 11 2012, East Azerbaijan - Iran earthquake
Created August 14, 2012 Last update August 14, 2012 23:20 By
Earthquake overview : 2 consecutive M6+ earthquakes in a matter of 10 minutes and 10 km apart from each other have changed the lives of thousands of people near Ahar, Iran. The earthquake came as a surprise because they occurred within a tectonic plate (intraplate). Read also : our main in-depth … [Read more...]
Understanding the M 8.6 massive Indian Ocean / Sumatra earthquake
Created April 15, 2012 Last update April 18, 2012 22:00 By
Read also our extensive in-depth report with numerous testimonies about this massive earthquake The April 11, 2012, M8.6 and M8.2 earthquakes off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, occurred as a result of strike-slip faulting within the oceanic lithosphere of the Indo-Australia plate. … [Read more...]
Understanding the massive March 20 Mexico earthquake
Created March 21, 2012 Last update March 21, 2012 23:05 By
Earthquake overview : On 3/20/2012 at about 11:30h local time, a massive earthquake of magnitude 7.4 (Mexican sources are reporting a M 7.8 strength) occurred in the highly populated region of Oaxaca / Guerrero in Mexico. The earthquake's epicenter was located at 162 km from Oaxaca and 322 km from … [Read more...]
Japan - 366 days after the Quake... 19000 lives lost, 1.2 million buildings damaged, $574 billion
Created March 10, 2012 Last update March 10, 2012 23:28 By
It has now been one year since the March 11th, 2011 earthquake and tsunami and just like STOP KONY 2012 or the Greece Economic Bailout , the 1 year anniversary is being remembered and quoted all over the internet and the world. CATDAT and Earthquake-Report.com have been reporting on this cruel … [Read more...]
Construction errors may have been responsible for the collapse of the Christchurch CTV building (killing 115 people)
Created February 21, 2012 Last update February 24, 2012 10:55 By
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...]
Understanding the very strong damaging Nepal/Sikkim earthquake (18/09/2011)
Created September 18, 2011 Last update September 28, 2011 10:44 By
Earthquake information : A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Sikkim, India 12:40:48 UT (10:48 PM at epicenter) The depth of the hypocenter was at 20.7 km. The earthquake caused victims and huge damage in Sikkim (India), India and Nepal. It was also well felt in Bangladesh. Read also: Very strong … [Read more...]
Drilling to understand the secrets of the San Andreas Fault (video)
Created August 31, 2011 Last update August 31, 2011 19:51 By
Earthquake-Report.com came across a video of the National Science Foundation who explains what scientists are currently doing to understand what is going on inside the San Andreas Fault. The video has been aired in the PBS NewsHour. Understanding what happens at the epicenter of an earthquake, … [Read more...]
Understanding the massive 7.0 Peru / Brazil earthquake (August 24 2011)
Created August 26, 2011 Last update August 26, 2011 17:35 By
About : A massive – magnitude 7.0 - luckily deep earthquake, struck Peru close to the Brazilian border. Due to its depth – 145.1 km (90.2 miles) – it was felt also in all neighboring countries. Read also our main article "Massive deep earthquake shakes Peru near the Brazilian border – 20 … [Read more...]
Understanding the deadly Uzbekistan / Kyrgyzstan earthquake (July 19, 2011)
Created July 23, 2011 Last update July 23, 2011 13:13 By
“Although we already made an effort in explaining a lot in our in-depth article July 19 (click here to read it), we also want to give the USGS seismologists’ view of what exactly happened.” The July 19, 2011 Kyrgyzstan earthquake is located near the intersection of the borders of Kyrgyzstan, … [Read more...]
