Simulations show distinct ground motion signatures of supershear earthquakes

Sustained supershear earthquake ruptures produce distinct ground-motion characteristics compared with subshear earthquakes, ...
Rappler

After Pampanga and Sarangani, what’s needed to make buildings resilient?

Ensuring safety does not end with the issuance of a building permit. Buildings made under older seismic codes should be retrofitted. MANILA, Philippines – In less than four weeks, the Philippines saw ...
The Conversation

How can we make buildings more resilient before – and after – earthquakes? We put one solution to the test

This week’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Philippines came with scenes familiar to New Zealanders: collapsed buildings, shattered facades and streets strewn with rubble. Earthquakes of such force ...

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San Andreas, and the risks aren’t over yet – a geophysicist explains

Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, were rocked by two massive earthquake pulses on June 24, 2026, just seconds apart. The shaking from the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 events caused buildings to collapse in ...