It knows which direction to sway based on sensors that detect which way an earthquake’s waves are coming from: [Click to see full-sized infographic] The second type of earthquake-proofing ...

Many California apartments with garages and carports on the ground story that were built before the 1980s are vulnerable to collapse during an earthquake. They are known as "soft-story buildings." ...

Earthquakes create ripple effects in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite communications and navigation ...

Two large earthquakes struck the southeastern region of Turkey near the border with Syria on Monday, killing thousands and toppling residential buildings across the region. The first earthquake ...

The Tohoku earthquake fault is a complex mosaic ... Karl has been Purch's infographics specialist across all editorial properties since 2010. Before joining Purch, Karl spent 11 years at the ...