The 5.7 earthquake in Narsingdi on November 21 renewed national awareness of the country’s deep seismic vulnerability. Lasting for 26 seconds, it was one of the strongest shakes in the region in ...

“Brains don’t function well under stress, and we are likely to revert to the instinct to run, which is one of the worst things to do in an earthquake,” says seismologist Alison Bird, the Liaison & ...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.1 magnitude quake was recorded near Corralitos on Wednesday around midnight, the U.S.

In compliance with adopting California’s new building standards code, on Nov. 19 Sonoma City Council considered provisions to ...

Sylhet district administration has decided to demolish 23 buildings identified as highly vulnerable to earthquakes, beginning next week. The decision came at a meeting on earthquake preparedness and ...

The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn't for centuries, posing risks for hundreds ...

Their whole life, producer Hannah Chinn has known about the Big One: a massive earthquake forecasted to hit the West Coast.

The most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades rocked the capital of Tirana and nearby port town of Durres early on Tuesday, causing at least two buildings to collapse and trapping residents ...

The fate of a megacity like Dhaka facing a potential major earthquake depends on its level of preparation, scientific insight, and coordinated action, says the writer. Without these, she adds, an ...

Friday's severe earthquakes damaged at least 300 buildings in Dhaka, with 25 partially collapsed. Among them, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has identified five as extremely dangerous and ...

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake struck Bangladesh and parts of India on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring hundreds of others, officials ...

It’s one of the oldest buildings in Santa Barbara, but back in November 1925 it was someone’s new home. “Mr. and Mrs.