Earthquake-induced damage continues to pose significant challenges to the safety, functionality, and resilience of civil ...

Research suggests we shouldn’t be surprised that so many buildings collapsed following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake ...

It depends on the height of the buildings. It's not the just the strength. You have to make sure that the building is able to sway because during the earthquake, basically the ground is shaking. It ...

The extent of the damage from earthquakes depends on the quality of construction and whether safety standards are enforced.

People walk among the rubble of collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, 25 June 2026. Ronald Pena R / EPA Images More than 500 people have been killed in Venezuela following powerful back-to-back ...

DURING the thirty seconds the earth shook in General Santos City, facades broke and whole structures collapsed. However, some of the older buildings, built with deep foundations, stood the shaking but ...

Lack of care, or interest in profit over thoughtful careful planning unfortunately leads to these terrible catastrophes.’ ...

A deadly earthquake has shaken Colombia, leaving at least 132 dead and reviving memories of Latin America’s worst seismic disasters. Here are the region’s 10 deadliest earthquakes.

Aug 10 (Reuters) - At least 77 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia early on Monday, ...