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An earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, causing buildings to shake and rattling nerves from Maryland to Maine. The USGS ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Concrete structures of the past weren’t built to withstand the fury of an earthquake but a groundbreaking solution from engineers at Purdue University could change that. A ...

The 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake caused major damage to buildings along State Street. Credit: Gledhill Library / Santa Barbara Historical Museum photo After the 1925 earthquake devastated Santa ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On a clear, warm September day, up on the 62nd floor of Salesforce Tower, which is the highest you can go in an elevator from the ground floor of the building, the 360 degree ...

In a development that could impact seismic codes, a team of researchers led by a Northeastern University engineering professor have developed a new method for defending buildings from earthquakes. The ...

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 ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that an earthquake estimated to be magnitude 7.5 occurred around 11:15 p.m. on the ...

The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, trapping dozens in quarries and sending some residents scrambling out the ...

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 ...