Base isolation is reshaping how engineers design earthquake-resistant buildings, offering dramatic reductions in structural damage and downtime after seismic events. Studies comparing fixed-base and ...
NZ-led research into large earthquakes shows they stop fast, with a sharp backwards movement. Scientists studied 12 major ...
Richmond Hill, Canada, 18 September 2025 – On August 31 at midnight, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar Province near the Pakistan border. Despite being moderate in ...
Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions. By Thomas Fuller Thomas Fuller has reported on why ...