Earthquakes have caused over 2.3 million fatalities since 1900. They have also been responsible for the equivalent loss of over $1.25 trillion USD of human capital derive [...]

Structures designed strictly in accordance with the required code of practice could still have a small probability of collapse in a major earthquake. This is the residual [...]

The fear of aftershocks is one of the major psychological burdens of a society during the first days after strong earthquakes. In the aftermath, building stability is oft [...]