How A Ten-Story Wood Building Withstood Over a Hundred Earthquakes

The structure is the tallest ever put through earthquake simulation on the biggest, most effective "shake table," which uses hydraulic actuators to move the steel platform through six degrees of motion to simulate seismic power.

Northeast San Diego was shaken by an earthquake ...

Community FM stations in Japan should be preserved as a source of information during times of calamity.

The Great Hanshin Earthquake that ravaged Kobe and the surrounding area 28 years ago has finally been fully recovered from. To have an information transmission tool that developed in the wake of the accident weakened after serving the public for nearly three decades would be extremely concerning....

The Itaewon disaster has increased demand for CPR training.

"Do you know when and where the next earthquake will occur? Can I ask for a show of hands?" During a disaster education class on Monday, Oh Jung-hwan, a drill teacher at Boramae Safety Expertise Center and a fireman with ten years of experience, said. The room, which was packed with doz...

Over 150 people are murdered in Indonesia as an earthquake strikes the island of Java

At least 162 people were killed as an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java on Monday, with vibrations felt in the capital Jakarta, according to the governor of the island.

According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude 5.6 quake happened in the afternoon near the Cianju...

At least 56 people are killed as a tremor strikes Indonesia's Java island.

On Indonesia's highly populated main island of Java, a violent, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Monday, killing at least 56 people and injured hundreds as people ran into the streets, some covered in blood and white rubble.

The injured were being treated ...

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal, causing tremors in the Delhi-NCR area.

In the early hours of Wednesday, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. The earthquakes were felt throughout the Delhi-NCR region.

An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Nepal in the early hours of Wednesday. The earthquakes were also reported in portions of the Delhi...

The beginning of the fourth quarter will be dominated by global earthquakes and employment data

There is a great deal of worry surrounding the markets and the global economy as we begin the first working week of the fourth quarter.

The U.S. market concluded the third quarter on a downturn, down about 25% year-to-date as measured by the S&P 500. The new British prime minister, ...

Earthquake Shaken in the Sumatra Island of Indonesia left people in Panic situation

According to the Nation’s Geophysics authorities they stated that On Monday the third earthquake shaken the region, Strike off the shore of Sumatra Island in Indonesia with the magnitude of 6.1.

According to the Indonesia’s meteorological and Geophysics service (BMKG) they j...

NORTHEASTERN JAPAN HIT BY M6.8 EARTHQUAKE; NO TSUNAMI ALERT

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• Northeastern Japan hit by M6.8 earthquake; no tsunami alert.
• The earthquake was recorded off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture about 51 kilometers below sea level.
• Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants reported no...

JAPAN’S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FELL 2.1 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY OVER AN EARTHQUAKE

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• Japan’s industrial output fell 2.1 percent in February over an earthquake.
• An earthquake on Feb. 13 in northeastern Japan disrupted parts supply for major automakers.
• The auto sector reported an 8.8 percent fall in ...

JAPAN’S IMPERIAL COUPLE TO MEET 2011 DISASTER SURVIVORS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE

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• Japan’s Imperial couple to meet 2011 disaster survivors via video conference.
• Video conferences with residents of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures may begin by mid-February.
• The Imperial couple met online wi...

EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 3.8 RECORDED IN WICHITA, KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY

Highlights

• According to the United States Geological Survey, Sedgwick County, Kansas felt tremors of the quake, which was recorded at 3.8 magnitude at 5.04 a.m. 

• The quake recorded on December 30 is one of the biggest of those 15 earthquakes as it surpassed ...

APPROVAL OF SAFETY MEASURE BY JAPAN GOVT. OVER OI NUCLEAR PLANT NULLIFIED BY COURT

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• Approval of safety measure by Japan Govt. over Oi nuclear plant nullified by court.
• Two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co. claimed to be vulnerable to a major earthquake.
• The Osaka District Court ruled in favour of abo...

NEVADA RATTLED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.1

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• An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred near Mina, Nevada hitting at 11:32 p.m. local time at a depth of 5 kilometers stated the United States Geological Survey (USGS)

• As per the reports, this earthquake was Nevada’s largest since 1954 and its tr...

STANLEY, IDAHO JOLTED BY EARTHQUAKES UPTO MAGNITUDE 4.1

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• According to the U.S. Geological Survey, an earthquake of magnitude 2.6 had struck around 9 miles from Stanley on Sunday followed by many more temblors

• The U.S. Geological Survey said magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthqua...

A LOCAL WOMAN FROM KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE DONATES $950,000 FOR KUMAMOTO CASTLE

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• A local woman from Kumamoto prefecture donates $950,000 for Kumamoto Castle.
• The money is for the restoration of the damaged earthquake hit the castle in the year 2016.
• The woman is 86 year-old and made the donation on No...

EARTHQUAKE WITH 7.0 MAGNITUDE HAVE HIT TURKEY AND GREECE ON FRIDAY

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• An earthquake of 7.0 magnitude with 196 aftershocks which have occurred in Turkey and Greece
• The earthquake has killed 26 people and more than 700 people have been injured in Greece and Turkey

On Friday, At least 26 peopl...

ANCHORAGE JOLTED BY MAGNITUDE 4.0 EARTHQUAKE

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• According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, the center of the earthquake was located about 19 miles east of Anchorage in Chugach State Park, at a depth of 11.2 miles

• The tremors of this earthquake were felt in Girdwood, Eagle River, Anchorage, Chugiak, ...

WESTMORLAND JOLTED BY ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.1

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• Minutes after an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck near Westmorland, another 4.3 magnitude earthquake has been reported from the same area

• According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a preliminary earthquake of magnitude 3.52 was reported...

MILPITAS RATTLED BY ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 3.3

Highlights

• The first earthquake of magnitude 2.7 was recorded at 8:16 a.m., while the most powerful in the series was felt at 9:02 a.m. and the remaining two quakes of magnitude 3.0 and 1.3 were also felt in between those two

• This is not the first time that the r...