The damage in Caracas and La Guaira has reignited the debate over the safety standards required for buildings in ...

The devastation caused by two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela compels us to undertake, without further delay, a comprehensive review of building codes and full compliance with seismic safety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A damaged building collapsed next to a local hotel following the earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan on Thursday. (Annabelle Chih / ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteers look for survivors near a building damaged in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Several countries that once faced devastating losses have proven that living with earthquakes doesn't have to mean living in ...

Using data collected from a 2022 magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Luding County in China's Sichuan Province, researchers have tested whether Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observations could be ...

Editor's Note: The Scanner publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. Today's piece was written by Berkeley historian and author Richard Schwartz, who will be speaking about ...

Ninth graders at Half Hollow Hills High School East were settling in for a lesson on earthquakes Friday, when students say everything began to shake. At first, they believed their teacher, Mrs.

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Weak building codes and years of government unrest appear to have contributed to the devastation from the magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake, a leading seismic safety expert in the region said. The ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan – The magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday has killed more than 1,600 people and injured more than 3,400 and was felt as far as Thailand, Laos and southern China. The ...