Earthquake

Seismic hazard maps use all available seismological and geological information to convey potential maximum expected ground motions over a particular period of time.

The Philippines has experienced two significant earthquakes this week, which is a reminder that it is located in one of the world’s most seismically active regions.

This is not an overly scientific explanation of a long-lost "Seinfeld" joke; it’s a question we heard quite frequently when we were meeting with clients in New Zealand.

In June 2018 a stadium full of partisan soccer fans jumping with excitement as their team scored a surprise World Cup victory over Germany in Mexico City registered as an earthquake. Find out why.

The notion that 10% of high-rise structures in San Francisco could collapse during a major earthquake has unsurprisingly gotten a great deal of attention. Is it true?

Although California had experienced major earthquakes prior to the January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake, none had as lasting an effect on California's earthquake insurance industry

On November 30, 2018, an Mw7 earthquake shook Anchorage, Alaska, but the level of structural damage was relativity minor considering the magnitude of the event.

Geoscience Australia has updated the National Seismic Hazard Map challenging established conceptions of Australia’s seismic hazard and generally decreasing seismic hazard factors significantly.

The catastrophic earthquake expected to strike the San Andreas Fault is not the only major earthquake California needs to prepare for.

Indonesia is one of the most seismically active countries in the world. Learn how scientists knew the September 2018 Palu earthquake would be disastrous.