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Standard home insurance doesn’t cover earthquakes, but paying extra for earthquake insurance isn’t just for Californians.
A mom in Southern California took quick action when a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the area on the morning of Monday, April 14. Ashley Pinnick was sitting on her couch in Ramona, California, watching ...
The dome of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia, a former church converted into a mosque, is to be restored and made ...
While no building can be completely earthquake-proof, Petco Park was constructed to meet the highest standards for earthquake resistance.
The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now confirmed ...
At 5:12am on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, a portion of the seam between the two tectonic plates San Francisco rests on suddenly ruptured. The earth shook for 45 seconds, and the ensuing fire raged on ...
At 5:12am on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, a portion of the seam between the two tectonic plates San Francisco rests on suddenly ruptured. The earth shook for 45 seconds, and the ensuing fire raged on ...
Turkey is set to begin restoration and reinforcement work on the dome of the Hagia Sophia, experts said on Monday (April 14), ...
SAO defends collapsed office project, saying it met quake standards and contract termination was underway due to delays when ...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) emphasized Tuesday the critical need for constructing earthquake-resistant buildings and bridges, noting that up to ...
Shaken hours earlier by a massive earthquake, Phatsakon Kaewkla's terror was magnified when he came home to find gaping ...
“The height of a building does not make it susceptible to collapse. There’s no earthquake-proof building, but quake-resistant ones can be constructed,” Moulshri Joshi, an architect, was quoted as ...