The city of West Hollywood has identified more than 800 buildings that are at risk of damage or collapse in a major earthquake, the Los Angeles Times has reported. About 90 percent of those structures are wood-framed, soft-story buildings such as apartments with carports on the ground […]
Many people are amazed enough that the Leaning Tower of Pisa has stood the test of time since 1178. What’s even more remarkable is how it survived so many earthquakes over that time. A team of Italian and British engineers and geologists are saying it’s the tilt of the tower […]
Worldwide annual earthquake forecasting may soon be considered valid, according to a newly accepted study by the journal, Seismological Research Letters. The study tested the Global Earthquake Activity Rate (GEAR) model against earlier models and found that GEAR out-performed the other models. Gear is globally uniform, blending 40 years of […]
Washington officials are working to make their state more resilient not only to earthquakes, but to tsunamis as well. More than 20 leaders from around the state attended a recent meeting to discuss earthquake safety for schools, particularly those along the coast that may be threatened by an earthquake-triggered tsunami, […]
A recent spate of earthquakes in South Carolina has the community talking about the potential for a major strike — one that could rival the Charlotte 7.3-magnitude quake of 1886 that killed 60 people and resulted in tens of millions in damage. If that quake were to strike today, officials […]
