A destructive 6.7 earthquake hit Chile
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Chile yesterday. It caused some building to shake. The pacific tsunami warning center announce there [...]
24 years later, the Great Hanshin Earthquake in Japan
On January 17, 1995 a 7.2 earthquake hit Kobe, Japan. Killing more than 6,000 people and damaging the city. It [...]
Some cities are ignoring the danger a big earthquake poses
With over 25 year since the last major earthquake in California. Many have taken significant steps to make buildings safer [...]
An earthquake just reminded us, we need to prepare for the “big one”
Today the citizens of Piedmont, California were just woken up by a 3.7 earthquake. This comes a day before the [...]
The 25th anniversary of the earthquake that caused BILLIONS in damages
Almost 25 years ago southern Californians were awoken by a strong earthquake, that in a matter of seconds killed dozens [...]
This is an unreinforced masonry building. Unreinforced masonry buildings may be unsafe in an event of a major earthquake
By the Fall schools in Portland will start to see the placards in the front of the buildings. The placards [...]
Northridge earthquake, 25 years later. Are we safer?
A quarter century has passed since the 1994 Northridge earthquake, that displaced thousands of people and cost over a billion [...]
1994 Northridge Earthquake Timeline
In just a few days, the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake will happen. This earthquake not only injured [...]