Aim and scope
Civil Engineering Portal is a web-based database initiated in 1999, with the aim to disseminate knowledge related to Civil Engineering, Earthquake Engineering and Information Technologies. This database is owned, designed and maintained by Anastasios Sextos
Earthquake and Civil Engineering Headlines
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck Japan at 2:46 p.m. (12:46 a.m. ET), prompted the
U.S. National Weather Service to issue tsunami warnings for at least 50
countries and territories. The epicenter of Friday's main quake
was located off Miyagi Prefecture, about 230 miles (370 kilometers)
northeast of Tokyo, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
