The imperative for such innovation in that field is massive. For instance, despite lasting only 20 seconds, the 1995 earthquake that struck Kobe, Japan destroyed 100,000 buildings, and the 2011 ...

Ensuring safety does not end with the issuance of a building permit. Buildings made under older seismic codes should be retrofitted. MANILA, Philippines – In less than four weeks, the Philippines saw ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — On March 28, a magnitude (M) 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, causing a horizontal shift along a fault line that extended over 400 kilometers from north to south. Said to be ...

Following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia, Japan's earthquake preparedness shone through. Strict building codes, ...