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Building an earthquake-resistant Southeast Asia with Japanese technology

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — On March 28, a magnitude (M) 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, causing a horizontal shift along a fault line that extended over 400 kilometers from north to south. Said to be ...
Popular Science

Why most countries don’t have enough earthquake-resilient buildings

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Amidst the rubble of broken door frames, shards of windows, and ...
CNN

Indonesia needs earthquake-proof houses. Building them is a huge challenge

A deadly earthquake that reduced buildings to rubble in West Java, Indonesia has once again exposed the dangers of living in poorly built homes in one of the most seismically active zones on the ...
CNN

How Japan spent more than a century earthquake-proofing its architecture

Scenes of buildings reduced to rubble were beamed around the world this week following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Ishikawa prefecture on Japan’s western coast on Monday. The full extent of ...