If you’ve ever seen footage of enormous buildings swaying uncontrollably during an earthquake or actually felt the Earth opening under your feet, you would know just how terrifying an earthquake can ...

SEATTLE — University of Washington researchers are in San Diego conducting earthquake tests with the tallest building ever on a shake table. This project pushes for widespread use of laminated wood in ...

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...

Buildings and urban infrastructure are designed to withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters, based on data from previous events. But how do you design a building to get through the extreme ...

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday stressed the importance of building earthquake-resistant buildings and bridges as 500,000 structures may collapse if "The Big One"–the anticipated major ...

The patent document describes the invention as unique since it merely relies on containers filled with sand or other granular material to protect a building’s structure from damage or failure during ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — On March 28, a magnitude (M) 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, causing a horizontal shift along a fault line that extended over 400 kilometers from north to south. Said to be ...

Kolkata's historic New Market, known as SS Hogg Market, is set to receive significant structural reinforcements to enhance its earthquake resistance. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has ...

Scenes of buildings reduced to rubble were beamed around the world this week following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Ishikawa prefecture on Japan’s western coast on Monday. The full extent of ...