After the 6.7-magnitude Northridge Earthquake rattled Southern California, scientists realized just how much preparedness can ...

Volunteers look for survivors near a building damaged in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press) Weak building codes and years of ...

The South Napa earthquake produced hundreds of millions of dollars in damage when it rocked the Napa area nearly seven months ago. But scientists say the temblor also has helped them develop faster ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In 2011, Japan was one of the most prepared countries in the world for a massive earthquake. Yet when a mega-quake hit Japan last March, sparking a huge tsunami, it was ...

The fault that ruptured in the March quake was simple and mature, which allowed the quake's energy to shoot right to the surface.

Brother Michael Lamm O.F.M., a Franciscan friar, stands on the steps of the earthquake-damaged Mission Santa Barbara. This photo was published in the July 1, 1925, edition of the Los Angeles Times and ...

The most dangerous thing that can happen in the eerie vacuum between an earthquake and a tsunami is nothing. Once a tsunami warning is issued, the size of the wave and the number of minutes before it ...

Preface / by A. Elena Charola and Robert J. Koestler -- 1. Back to back : the earthquake and hurricane of 2011 / G. Wayne Clough -- 2. 2011 seismic activity quakes the Smithsonian : the impact on ...

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 ...

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 ...