A Thai-Chinese company has denied allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide criticism ...

A Thai-Chinese company has denied allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide criticism prompted an investigation into the collapse of a high-rise building under ...

Flipping through a photo album, Wayne Hendrickson recalls the day when he witnessed the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America ...

For centuries, innovations in structural materials have prioritized strength and durability—often at a steep environmental ...

"This is very damaging because it has occurred at a shallow depth, so the shockwaves are not dissipated as they go from the focus of the earthquake up to the surface. The buildings received the ...

Standard home insurance doesn’t cover earthquakes, but paying extra for earthquake insurance isn’t just for Californians.

A 3.0-magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Washington on Wednesday, April 16, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The ...

City leaders formed the San Francisco Relief Committee, which, aided by the U.S. Army, organized refugee camps and built ...

Brett Combs, a longtime real estate investor and developer, knows his way around structural warning signs and has been checking his house out and has this message for his neighbors.

The temblor was detected near Julian, California. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday, April 14, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The ...