25th Anniversary of Nisqually Earthquake: What we’ve learned and what more needs to be done

Washington state is marking the 25th anniversary of the Nisqually earthquake this week, highlighting a quarter-century of seismic safety improvements alongside significant remaining infrastructure ...

25 Years after Nisqually Quake, most old buildings have not been retrofitted

When the Nisqually earthquake hit at 10:54 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2001, the shaking cracked ...
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Student Team Designs Earthquake Resistant Buildings for Competition,Wins Third Prize

If you’ve ever seen footage of enormous buildings swaying uncontrollably during an earthquake or actually felt the Earth opening under your feet, you would know just how terrifying an earthquake can ...
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Earthquake simulator to test 10-story steel-framed building

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 ...