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Deadly earthquake in the Kos (Greece) Bodrum (Turkey) area - July 20, 2017
- Update : The death toll still stands at 2. The number of injured has in the meantime increased to 458 (source Earthquake Impact Database) Update : Focal mechanism of the earthquake as well as the 2 possibilities of main ground movement "Understanding Beach Balls" article. Ground movement images courtesy Geoscope Update : Damage [...]
Deadly earthquake in Leyte, Philippines - July 6, 2017
– Update 09:32 UTC: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has reported that a total of 707 houses in Ormoc City were totally damaged by the magnitude-6.5 earthquake last week. Update 17:44 UTC: Final toll - dead - 187 injured (7 in serious condition) - 50 families had to be evacuated Update 16:42 [...]
A huge landslide generated tsunami waves damaging some villages in Greenland - 3 adults and a child considered dead.
This damage was detected by our colleagues of the 2017 Earthquake Impact Database - EID on Google Docs Update 16:15 UTC: New video has been included in a Danish newspaper. Watch it via this link Update Wednesday 16:00 UTC: MustRead article about what triggered the tsunami waves Nuugaatsiaq Greenland landslide and tsunami: Seismograms suggest several [...]
Understanding the mystery of earthquake Beach Balls
Written by Dr. Gemma Smith, Geologist & Geophysicist Dr. Gemma Smith is a young Research Assistant in Earth Sciences at the University of Southampton. Her PhD did focus on the geophysical investigation of the Makran subduction zone, in order to further understand its deformation and seismogenic … [Read more...]