A team of researchers at University of British Columbia has developed a new design for highrises that could help tall ...

Traditional highrise designs rely on a rigid concrete core, which typically place elevators and stairwells inside the central ...

Seismologists are closely monitoring California's fault lines as concerns grow about the possibility that the "Big One" could ... that the risk of a large-scale earthquake is high, particularly ...

Sometime between today and 200 years from now, scientists say “the big one” will hit the United ... have the potential for a really massive scale earthquake, the largest we’ve ever seen ...

Though what is considered a big earthquake varies, significant damage to buildings starts at 6.1 to 6.9 magnitude earthquakes, according to Michigan Tech University's earthquake magnitude scale.

“We could have a disaster on the scale ... the “Big One” were to strike today, an extra 14,350 residents, 22,500 structures, and 777 miles of roadway would fall within the post-earthquake ...

While the quake, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, was just a 2.8 on the Richter scale ... before the next big one. On Thursday, Oct. 17, thousands of people participated in an earthquake preparedness ...

People living in the Mid-South have wondered for years when the “Big One ... 7.7 earthquake in the NMSZ. Dr. Kent Moran, a research associate at CERI, explains the Richter Scale which is ...

Why does Oregon participate in these earthquake drills? There are many reasons — including one "big one" — why residents ... These large-scale seismic events seem to happen every 300 to ...

How the strength of quakes is measured has changed over the years, so you'll see references to the Richter Scale, earthquake magnitude and intensity. Here's a quick primer on what they mean and ...