The 7.7 Myanmar temblor raises questions about earthquake preparedness in Southeast Asia — and California. What can the rest ...

Earthquake preparation hinges in large part on the expertise of scientists and engineers in federal agencies who develop ...

The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the ...

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.

Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs.

The governor of Bangkok says authorities are investigating why a high-rise building under construction collapsed during an ...

Officers questioned four Chinese men who were found removing 32 files from containers behind the collapsed building, a police ...

This 33-storey high-rise building, despite having been dotted with cranes, collapsed in the intense quake shake.

A 30-storey skyscraper in Bangkok crumbled like a pack of cards last week when a powerful earthquake struck Thailand and its ...