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 ...

But their infographic is really something to behold. It shows tweets spreading across the country in the 80 seconds immediately after the earthquake hit; the rate of twitter activity is color ...

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." ...

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.9 earthquake southwest of Atascadero Monday afternoon. According to the U.S ...

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 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwest of Atascadero on Monday afternoon. The ...

In our special Infographic Hub segment, we explain the difference between earthquake magnitude, which measures the energy released, and seismic intensity, which assesses surface damage.