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 ...

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 ...

Most new state-owned buildings will need to be earthquake-proof, and by 2060, all buildings owned or leased by the state for executive branch agencies will need to make earthquake-safety upgrades or ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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 ...

Japanese scientists have created a new construction material that could make buildings safer while helping our planet, according to a release from Shibaura Institute of Technology published by Tech ...

A seminar on the construction of earthquake-resistant buildings and other natural disasters was held in Rajshahi yesterday. The seminar, organized by the Rajshahi Development Authority (RDA), was held ...

MOSCOW, 29 July (BelTA - TV BRICS) - Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has introduced a new earthquake-resistant building design featuring state-of-the-art damping ...

Living in the Bay Area comes with a constant reminder of the seismic fault lines that crisscross the region, as minor earthquakes occur regularly. These tremors serve as stark reminders of the ...

NEW MADRID — At the New Madrid Historical Museum there’s an earthquake simulator where visitors get to play engineer. At their disposal are cylindrical wooden sticks and rectangular boards that can be ...