Most people assume that surviving an earthquake is mostly a matter of luck. The ground shakes, buildings either hold or they ...

This week’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Philippines came with scenes familiar to New Zealanders: collapsed buildings, shattered facades and streets strewn with rubble. Earthquakes of such force ...

AS I have said time and time again, it is 90 percent less expensive to address the hazards before these become disasters; aside from saving more lives, properties, infrastructure, and agriculture. The ...

Ensuring safety does not end with the issuance of a building permit. Buildings made under older seismic codes should be retrofitted. MANILA, Philippines – In less than four weeks, the Philippines saw ...

On December 21, 1954, Mrs. Hess was in her home in Pepperwood when the ground began to shake. She fled outside and upon reaching the porch, the shaking became stronger and threw her down the steps ...

Zig-zagging around the glass-and-steel perimeter of the UC Berkeley Grimes Engineering Center, 36 thin metal rods could be what it takes to prevent the building’s total destruction. The rods are the ...

Some of the most earthquake-prone parts of the United States are also the most populated; on average, southern California experiences around 10,000 earthquakes each year. While only several hundred of ...

The death toll following the recent earthquake in Afghanistan continues to rise. Taliban-led health authorities now say at least 800 people have been killed and 2,000 injured. The earthquake struck ...