A new analysis of earthquake rupture directivity provides essential insights for seismic hazard and risk assessments in urban ...

At least four people were killed and more than 200 injured Sunday after a powerful earthquake struck Taiwan. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said the quake, which measured 6.8 on the Richter scale ...

Natural events such as earthquakes and extreme weather patterns have fascinated and alarmed scientists for centuries. While both phenomena can independently cause significant disruption understanding ...

Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...

Inspections on the popular island of Santorini have discovered dozens of illegal buildings that could be at risk in the event of future earthquakes ... and a seismic fault beyond.” ...

Nepal, located in a seismically active region along the Himalayan fault line, is prone to earthquakes due to the ongoing collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. The country has ...

By the metric of length, most of the bridges that have ranked among the biggest ever built are located in Asia and were constructed after the year 2000.

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Puri, Odisha, shaking coastal areas from Balasore to Paradip. The Mahanadi Graben fault line poses a moderate seismic threat, with risks magnified by subsurface ...

JBP Occurrence #1: Discovered in-situ (at surface) fine visible gold in quartz veins above the JBP Fault Corridor. Grub Line Occurrence #1: Discovered fine visible gold in a quartz-rich boulder north ...

26 (UPI) --Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that a Chinese military joint air-sea drill, including live fire and warplanes, crossed the median line of ... 4.4 magnitude earthquake hits ...

Feb. 26 (UPI) --Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that a Chinese military joint air-sea drill, including live fire and warplanes, crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait without warning.

Palpable anxiety, especially among a section of Christian communities, over the alleged rise of radical Islamic elements has now become a defining fault line ahead of the assembly elections, with both ...