Reports for three school districts in southeast Missouri indicate most school buildings aren't earthquake-resistant. Some ...

I learned about the risk of “soft story” buildings on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1989. On that day, coastal Northern California was struck by the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Engineers make buildings safer by making gas lines out of flexible materials in earthquake country. They can also brace equipment so it moves less in an earthquake and install automatic shutoff ...

A recent swarm of small shallow earthquakes in Mexico City in 2019 and 2023 caused surprisingly strong ground shaking, ...

Seismologists describe potential damage forecasts from ground shaking scenarios for moderate earthquakes in three regions of the Mexico City basin.

As rescue workers continue to scour the destroyed buildings for survivors, aerial photos show the true impact of two devastating earthquakes that have changed the lives of millions. Just four ...

Affordable base isolation technology developed to protect buildings in earthquake-prone areas, making seismic-resistant ...