When most people think of earthquakes, they think of California fault lines. But the most active earthquake zone east of the ...

LADSON, S.C. (WCBD) – As of early Monday morning, there have been 3 earthquakes across the Ladson and Summerville area. The largest one was a 2.9 magnitude earthquake, which shook homes across the ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of three stories following a Standard-Examiner editorial board interview with Ogden Fire Chief Mike Slater on a broad range of topics including recent ...

TOKYO >> More than 20,000 communities in Japan could be cut off from the rest of the country by a major disaster, according to research by The Yomiuri Shimbun.

Discover how the Catastrophe Loss Index helps quantify insurance claims from natural disasters like hurricanes and ...

A multi-state mock exercise on earthquake preparedness is scheduled to be conducted in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram on 9 February. In this regard, a table-top exercise on a multi-state ...

As an integral part of the “build back better” approach, authorities must include strategies for the environmentally and ...

Seismic activity is highly complex, and even with advanced data analytics tools there are still many unknown factors in seismic design ...

With the threat of earthquakes being very real in Canada, especially on the West Coast, disaster preparedness specialist Jackie Kloosterboer says every Canadian should be prepared in the event a ...

A multi-state mock exercise on earthquake disaster preparedness was conducted in Shillong on Friday to strengthen coordination and response mechanisms among disaster management agencies. As part of ...

Over 455,000 housing units, along with thousands of workplaces and village houses, have been completed following three years ...

Weak regulations, inadequate planning, and profit-driven urban renewal continue to leave millions at risk, warns the Chamber ...