The goal is to see whether it’s safe to build taller buildings out of cold-formed steel, a strong, lightweight recycled ...

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck between Ridgecrest and California City Thursday afternoon, according to the USGS.The tremor was reported around 3:55 p.m., nor ...

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on Wednesday, unleashing seismic shockwaves that raced through the Earth's ...

A controlled fire test was conducted Thursday on the 9th floor of a 10-story building at the UC San Diego Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table to study the impact of earthquake damage on ...

Since their first implementation in Mexico and Japan, earthquake early-warning (EEW) systems have provided critical advance ...

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...

The giant earthquake was recorded at 12:37 p.m. local time, southeast of Sand Point, a community located on Popof Island in ...

For Major League Soccer's 30th season, USA TODAY Sports picks the 30 best players in MLS history. Did your favorites make the ...

Rebuilding Terminal 1 in a seismic zone? Here’s how San Diego International Airport tackled earthquake risks head-on.

The U.S. Senate early Thursday voted to rescind some $9 billion in federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced to life in U.S. prison for conspiracy to commit murder, drug trafficking and money ...

A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning after the magnitude 7.3 quake was felt ...