New global stress map reveals areas where the Earth's crust is on the verge of collapse, doubling the data and changing ...

Tara Hutchinson, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Structural Engineering, is the lead researcher on a series of tests on a 10-story, cold-formed steel-framed building at the UC San Diego ...

Structural engineers at UC San Diego were waiting to see how a tall building, made from recycled steel, would react in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake shake table was ready to go as the ...

The tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator started moving slowly, swaying and twisting. The 10-story, 100-foot structure was experiencing simulations of real earthquakes, ...

The Biennial Grants are part of NHC’s $10 million annual investment in research and initiatives that help reduce natural hazard impacts. The next funding round, for university-led research projects of ...

Climb aboard the California Office of Emergency Services' shake trailer to feel a simulated 7.0 magnitude earthquake. The shake trailer will be on the west side of the Quad Oct. 13 to promote ...

Thousands of people were shaken awake last night across the B.C. South Coast during a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that struck at 11:39 pm PT just 19 kilometres north-northeast of Victoria. For many ...

After being locked for over 250 years, tectonic plates along the Enriquillo Plantain Garden Fault finally slipped free. As the massive plates slipped past each other, they triggered a massive ...

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of California San Diego to see how well it can withstand earthquakes. The UC San ...