Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Concrete structures of the past weren’t built to withstand the fury of an earthquake but a groundbreaking solution from engineers at Purdue University could change that. A ...

Canadian engineers have designed a new structural system that could significantly enhance the ability of high-rise buildings to withstand powerful earthquakes, ensuring not only the survival of the ...

Over the past two decades, Haiti has endured the devastation of two catastrophic earthquakes -- first in 2010 and again in 2021. Each disaster left behind widespread destruction: buildings reduced to ...

Volunteers look for survivors near a building damaged in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press) Weak building codes and years of ...

A Dunedin property developer says unlike other parts of the country, the city faces bigger challenges following the government's overhaul of the earthquake-prone building system. Coastal Otago, ...

The 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake caused major damage to buildings along State Street. Credit: Gledhill Library / Santa Barbara Historical Museum photo After the 1925 earthquake devastated Santa ...