Municipalities with older populations tend to have lower rates of earthquake-resistant housing, an Asahi Shimbun analysis found. Although the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck 30 years ago ...

This included Anamizu town, with an earthquake-resistant housing rate of 48 percent, and Wajima city, at 46.1 percent. The town of Shika has not assessed its rate.

“The houses affected by this earthquake are required to use earthquake-resistant building standards by the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing,” he said. “These earthquakes happen ...

Residents of a luxury housing complex in southern Turkey thought their apartments were 'earthquake-proof' until it toppled like a domino in last week's devastating earthquake, leaving hundreds ...

A 1999 Nature article warned, however, that earthquake-resistant housing is a “low priority,” adding: “The absence of earthquake-resistant construction in future cities would be indefensible.” ...

3D-printed, earthquake-proof homes on SA’s horizon By Simnikiwe Mzekandaba Johannesburg, 15 Jun 2023 Read time 5min (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The use of 3D printing technology not only ...

Where earthquake-resistant structures using materials like reinforced concrete may only sustain moderate damage, more vulnerable structures — like the mud-brick houses typical in the High Atlas ...

A Denmark-based 3D printing company has pioneered Guatemala's first 3D-printed, earthquake-resistant house. The structure, which is 527 square feet, was built to withstand earthquakes up to 9.0 in ...

HATAY, Turkey — Residents of a luxury housing complex in southern Turkey thought their apartments were "earthquake-proof" until the structure toppled like a domino in last week's devastating ...