One method for liquefaction mitigation is the use of PVDs. By increasing the amount of water drainage from the soil, these drains can lessen the liquid behavior of the soil during earthquakes. The ...

Using the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan as an example, the authors help answer questions regarding the kinds of strategies to employ against such rare events.

Researchers have developed a new hybrid earthquake early warning system called HEWFERS, which leverages advanced machine ...

Nature - Today's tools and geophysical knowledge could be utilized more effectively for earthquake hazard mitigation, says Hiroo Kanamori. Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature.com.

On Feb. 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, followed hours later by a second violent quake, devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria ... Our goal is to help develop mitigation strategies by ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or higher hasn’t rumbled beneath the contiguous U.S. in more than 300 years. Now, the Pacific Northwest is due for another "big one." Clues from the past ...