The simple answer is yes. The technology exists to make buildings nearly earthquake-proof today. However, installing those safer buildings all over the world isn't so simple. Neither is figuring ...

During an earthquake, the energy released by the movement of huge segments of the Earth's crust generate powerful forces that spread across hundreds of kilometers. When the base of a building ...

Although the earthquake that shook New York City and the surrounding region on Friday didn’t cause systemic damage, it left many residents wondering how the city’s buildings would fare under ...

"My earthquake proof buildings are to be constructed of steel in two parts, one of which should be firmly anchored to the ground in the shape of a bowl, (c.) on this bowl a domed calotte (b ...

And that shaking is what we design for.” “We cannot design buildings to be earthquake-proof. We make them earthquake-resistant. Even if you follow the standards and codes, there is always a ...

“The houses affected by this earthquake are required to use earthquake-resistant building standards by the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing,” he said. “These earthquakes happen ...

It depends. “There really is no such thing as an earthquake-proof building,” said Jeff Berman, civil and environmental engineering professor at the University of Washington. “There are ...

The question, ‘Are these buildings earthquake-proof?’ has been on the radar among homebuyers and investors. Due to its ...

More than 50,000 people died as buildings toppled, crumbled or pancaked. Guclu Bahce, the mighty earthquake-proof complex, was among them. An estimated 65 people died there. “So many died ...

This means that older buildings would have been particularly vulnerable. This is not unusual, as earthquake-resistant buildings can be more expensive to construct and Thailand, unlike Myanmar ...

The state comptroller puts the number at 600,000. Almost half of the buildings in Tiberias are thought to not be earthquake-resistant, and much smaller tremors there last month caused cracks to ...