An experimental program using a 6 degree-of-freedom earthquake simulator at the University at Buffalo was executed to generate data for supporting validation of numerical models for seismic ...

The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation was established to create an independent, uniform, and openly accessible standard for calculating and communicating seismic risk worldwide and for ...

Earthquakes don't kill people, buildings do, seismologists say. The greatest risk of dying during an earthquake comes from collapsing structures and flying debris. Thanks to Japan's stringent seismic ...

Destruction from earthquakes continues to threaten poor and wealthy nations alike. The Global Earthquake Model is a potentially important step towards providing risk information on a worldwide basis, ...

A team of civil engineering students will have seven minutes to place metal rods into an intricate, wooden structure. When they finish, the building must withstand an earthquake simulated by a shake ...

We sat down with David Gregory, product manager for the global earthquake product suite @CoreLogicInc, to discuss the updated Japan Earthquake Model on @Nasdaq’s catastrophe risk modelling service.

The Friday before Easter, an earthquake originated off the west coast of Mexico, about 80 miles up the coast from Acapulco. Twenty miles of earth ripped apart and shifted along the Motagua and ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - A project to make the Burnside Bridge a seismically resilient bridge has received $10 million in funding, Multnomah County announced Tuesday. The funding for the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Transportation leaders have uncovered more details on a project aiming to make Salem’s Center Street Bridge earthquake-ready. According to the Preliminary Finance Plan the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The earthquake-ready Burnside Bridge Project will receive $10 million in funding through Oregon Metro's Regional Flexible Funding Allocation. Metro Council approved nearly a quarter ...