The FINANCIAL — Devastating earthquakes are a global phenomenon, as anyone in Nepal, Japan, or Indonesia can tell you. The consequences can be crushing: human lives are lost and confusion in everyday ...

How do engineers prepare buildings to withstand earthquakes? According to experts in Spain, one approach to this problem is to consider a building as you would a living being. How do engineers prepare ...

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, highlighting the country's vulnerability to frequent tremors. The seismic activity is due to its location on the Eurasian tectonic ...

A deadly earthquake that reduced buildings to rubble in West Java, Indonesia has once again exposed the dangers of living in poorly built homes in one of the most seismically active zones on the ...

The powerful earthquake struck suddenly, shaking the seven-story building so hard it bent, cracked and swayed in response. The powerful earthquake struck suddenly, shaking the seven-story building so ...

Afghanistan faces frequent earthquakes. A recent 6.3 magnitude quake killed seven people. The country sits on active tectonic ...

The architecture gurus at Architizer have stepped in to clarify matters, with this handy-dandy infographic. While it’s a bit heavy on the technical jargon, it’s nonetheless pretty great. Let’s break ...

The latest tremor follows a powerful earthquake and a string of aftershocks in August that killed over 2,200 people.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering, Qatar University (QU), organised the first competition of its kind for 'Earthquake-Resistant Structures.' The ...