Most homeowners think about earthquakes in abstract terms - something that happens somewhere else, or something a good ...

For years, engineers worried about how collapse-prone Venezuela’s buildings could be in an earthquake. The big problem, they ...

Factors like the short interval between the two powerful quakes and different types of soil led to some structures collapsing while others stayed standing.

Structural engineers checked the extent of damage to buildings in northern Venezuela following last month's deadly ...

DURING the thirty seconds the earth shook in General Santos City, facades broke and whole structures collapsed. However, some of the older buildings, built with deep foundations, stood the shaking but ...

Sustained supershear earthquake ruptures produce distinct ground-motion characteristics compared with subshear earthquakes, ...

People walk among the rubble of collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, 25 June 2026. Ronald Pena R / EPA Images More than 500 people have been killed in Venezuela following powerful back-to-back ...

Older buildings, substandard construction and geography left many neighborhoods in Venezuela vulnerable to strong earthquakes like the ones that struck the country this week.

An earthquake in central Myanmar unearthed an ancient structure that may be part of a royal “water palace,” experts say. Previously, only a staircase was visible. Now, after the earthquake, a railing, ...

While it's important to know what events are covered in your homeowner's insurance policy, it's equally important to know what events are not covered., according to a statement from Mercury Insurance.

The earthquake was strongly felt in Tapachula, the main city near Mexico's southern border. Residents and workers evacuated ...

Structural engineers from Miyamoto International traveled to Venezuela to help in the effort to assess and catalogue damage from last month's devastating earthquakes. July 10, 2026 More than two weeks ...