The damage in Caracas and La Guaira has reignited the debate over the safety standards required for buildings in ...

The devastation caused by two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela compels us to undertake, without further delay, a comprehensive review of building codes and full compliance with seismic safety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteers look for survivors near a building damaged in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A damaged building collapsed next to a local hotel following the earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan on Thursday. (Annabelle Chih / ...

Several countries that once faced devastating losses have proven that living with earthquakes doesn't have to mean living in ...

The earthquake that hit Venezuela, a country that sits at the northern end of South America, has also been making headlines ...

Using data collected from a 2022 magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Luding County in China's Sichuan Province, researchers have tested whether Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observations could be ...

PALU, Indonesia (Reuters) - The young man standing atop a mound of grey mud and debris on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, waiting for an excavator he hoped would dig out the bodies of his parents, ...

Editor's Note: The Scanner publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. Today's piece was written by Berkeley historian and author Richard Schwartz, who will be speaking about ...

Weak building codes and years of government unrest appear to have contributed to the devastation from the magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake, a leading seismic safety expert in the region said. The ...