It knows which direction to sway based on sensors that detect which way an earthquake’s waves are coming from: [Click to see full-sized infographic] The second type of earthquake-proofing ...

Many California apartments with garages and carports on the ground story that were built before the 1980s are vulnerable to collapse during an earthquake. They are known as "soft-story buildings." ...

But their infographic is really something to behold. It shows tweets spreading across the country in the 80 seconds immediately after the earthquake hit; the rate of twitter activity is color ...

Engineering is saving lives and protecting cities from the impacts of earthquakes ... To learn more, checkout this infographic created by Norwich University’s Online Master of Civil Engineering ...

Two large earthquakes struck the southeastern region of Turkey near the border with Syria on Monday, killing thousands and toppling residential buildings across the region. The first earthquake ...

The Tohoku earthquake fault is a complex mosaic ... Karl has been Purch's infographics specialist across all editorial properties since 2010. Before joining Purch, Karl spent 11 years at the ...

Correction: 25/4/2015 An earlier verison of this infographic showed an incorrect location for the 1934 earthquake. The infographic has been updated with the new earthquake that struck Nepal on May 12.

In our special Infographic Hub segment, we explain the difference between earthquake magnitude, which measures the energy released, and seismic intensity, which assesses surface damage.

According to Nepal's government, the death toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on April 25 has now exceeded 7,300. A further 14,000 people have been injured with an ...

Glass rattled, buildings swayed, but no damage was reported after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit off the northern coast of Vancouver Island on Wednesday night. The U.S. Geological Survey reported ...