A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck off the coast of the central Philippines on Tuesday evening (September 30, 2025). The intense tremors caused damage to buildings and roads and also ...

Human activity can cause “healed” faults to release their stored strength, triggering unexpected quakes in tectonically stable regions.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Southeast Asia around lunchtime Friday, killing at least three people in Thailand and bringing down multiple buildings in Myanmar, prompting the military-run ...

At least seven people were killed and more than 700 people injured when a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan early Wednesday. The quake, which rocked the island just before 8 a.m. local ...

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 ...

In the latest report prepared by a Japanese government earthquake task force, it was estimated that up to 298,000 people ...

Japan is among the most earthquake-prone nations in the world, due to its location along the volatile Pacific Ring of Fire.

While smart and energy-efficient buildings tend to grab headlines, in countries like Japan where earthquakes are a regular event, these important factors are often downgraded to ‘nice-to-haves’ behind ...

In compliance with adopting California’s new building standards code, on Nov. 19 Sonoma City Council considered provisions to the law that are locally-specific to Sonoma’s conditions, ...

In Dhaka's Armanitola, reports emerged of an eight-storey building collapse. Two units from Sadarghat and Siddikbazar fire stations rushed to the spot. Officials later clarified that the building ...

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...

In the aftermath of that powerful tremor, Japan’s weather agency issued its first-ever top-tier warning for a “megaquake”, or ...