The changes, unveiled by Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk, are expected to save New Zealanders more than $8.2 billion in strengthening and demolition expenses over the coming decades.

Now, scientists are studying this cataclysmic seismic event with the goal of devising new ways to reduce casualties in the future. According to Luis Ceferino, assistant professor of civil and ...

In July 2024, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Calama, Chile, damaging buildings and causing power outages. The country has ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — In the Lowcountry we see afternoon storms, hurricanes, and even earthquakes. It’s been more than a hundred years since Summerville has seen a devastating earthquake, but ...

Build up Nepal, a nonprofit that uses eco-friendly bricks to make safe housing affordable for poor communities, was chosen as ...

Scientists used supercomputer simulation to reveal the underlying mechanism by which the irregular fault geometry, characterized by multisegments, controlled the variation of the fault slip and ...

Arroyo, now a postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his colleagues created itty-bitty lab ...

SEATTLE — April 29, 2025, marks 60 years since a deadly earthquake hit western Washington. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake, centered near Des Moines, shook the ground for about 45 seconds on April 29, 1965 ...

The Gas Company Tower is one of L.A.'s tallest buildings at risk of substantial damage in a major quake. The costs of retrofitting the high-rise is estimated at almost $300 million.