Robot snakes searched for Venezuela earthquake survivors in collapsed buildings

Robots slithered like snakes into the rubble of collapsed buildings to search for trapped survivors in the aftermath of ...

How Japanese buildings survive the most devastating earthquakes

How Japanese buildings are designed to survive even the most devastating earthquakes - Japan has invested in decades of ...
The Conversation

How can we make buildings more resilient before – and after – earthquakes? We put one solution to the test

This week’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Philippines came with scenes familiar to New Zealanders: collapsed buildings, shattered facades and streets strewn with rubble. Earthquakes of such force ...
Los Angeles Times

Before Venezuela earthquakes, engineers warned tall buildings could collapse atop soft soil

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred CARACAS, Venezuela — For years, engineers ...

Satellite Images Show the Destruction Caused by Venezuela’s Twin Earthquakes

The maps and images show the extent of destruction and give rescue operations a tool to find any remaining survivors.
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Satellite data help trace Mindanao quake damage, recovery

MANILA, Philippines — More than a week after one of the country’s strongest earthquakes in recent years struck southern Mindanao, scientists are continuing to piece together the scale of the disaster ...