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Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador: at least 800 buildings damaged
- Apr, 25, 2025
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- Ecuador, Esmeraldas
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On Friday, April 25, around 6:44 a.m. local time, a strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the northern coast of Ecuador, injuring more than 30 people and damaging at least 800 buildings. The tremor...
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Delhi, India: At least 11 fatalities in residential building collapse
- Apr, 19, 2025
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- India
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At least 11 people, including several members of the same family, have died after a residential building collapsed in Delhi, India, according to multiple reports. Surveillance footage from a nearby p...
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Tenerife: bridge collapse due to heavy rain
- Apr, 14, 2025
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Residents of Tacoronte, a town in northern Tenerife, had been watching the Teobaldo Power bridge fall apart for weeks. Cracks were widening, the road was giving way, and the warnings were loud and cl...
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A devastating magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Washington in 1949: A look back at April 13, 1949
- Apr, 13, 1949
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On April 13, 1949, a powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck western Washington. The quake’s epicenter was near what is now Joint Base Lewis–McChord, and it was felt across an enormous 230,000-squar...
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Damage to historic sites in Myanmar and Thailand after 7.7 magnitude earthquake
- Apr, 11, 2025
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- Myanmar [Burma]
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Following the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake and a 6.7 aftershock in Myanmar, the death toll has risen to 3,000, with many others still missing. The destruction to buildings and infrastructure is...
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Historic Ava Bridge collapses into the Irrawaddy River during the powerful earthquake that struck both Myanmar and Thailand (video)
- Mar, 28, 2025
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- Myanmar [Burma], Sagang
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The Ava Bridge, also called the Old Sagaing Bridge, collapsed on the afternoon of Friday, March 28, due to a strong earthquake that struck both Myanmar and Thailand. The 91-year-old bridge, which con...
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Bangkok: 30-storey building collapses two days after Myanmar’s earthquake
- Mar, 31, 2025
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- Myanmar [Burma]
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On Sunday, March 30, a 30-story building collapsed in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district, just two days after Myanmar’s catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake. Notably, this was the only building in Bangkok...
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A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar: at least 1,700 fatalities and ,3400 injuries
- Mar, 28, 2025
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On Friday, March 28, a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at 12:50 local time, resulting in at least 1,700 fatalities, while more than 3,400 people were injured. According to the U.S. G...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of March 2025
- Apr, 01, 2025
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You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of March 2025. Namely, these wer...
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Egypt: Three-story building collapse in Asyut province kills at least six
- Mar, 21, 2025
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- Egypt
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On Friday, March 21, a three-story building collapsed in Egypt’s central Asyut province, resulting in at least six fatalities and leaving 11 others severely injured. The injured were immediately tran...
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