A deadly tremblor devastated Armenia in 1999, spurring a reconstruction that allowed the city to build back stronger. When ...

At a flattened apartment block known as Los Cocos in northern Venezuela, civilians toiled with little support to pull the ...

Venezuelan civilians led rescue efforts after devastating earthquakes due to government delays and lack of equipment.

Nashik is classified in Seismic Zone III, indicating a moderate seismic hazard. A Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services assessment has also highlighted earthquake vulnerability in Nashik, including ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Construction is surging ahead in Escondido, where a new home is on track to be completed in just four to five days. Using factory-made wall panels, 4C Construction Systems aims to ...

In a summer of wildfires severe enough to trigger Spain’s first-ever national emergency for a forest fire, a historic stone structure called the Nevera de Castro stands in a landscape burned bare in ...

Puerto Vallarta tower rules set conflicting soil-test thresholds as new permits rise and a city risk-atlas contract ends without an award.

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA - A 3.8 magnitude quake jolted near San Leandro on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

As Colombia reels from one of the strongest earthquakes in its recorded history that killed at least 250, just weeks after more than 6,000 deaths in twin quakes in ...

Following a series of destructive earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela, the scientific community investigates the reasons behind the devastation. Both countries, situated on active tectonic ...

A dangerous cocktail of tectonic positioning, loose earth and shoddy construction contributed to the unprecedented damage caused by Venezuela's twin earthquakes, experts say.