Earthquakes are among the most formidable natural disasters, striking with little warning and causing widespread devastation.
BUILDING EXPERTS are concerned about the readiness of buildings and the lack of public spaces in case of a major earthquake in Metro Manila, after a 7.7-magnitude quake killed thousands in Myanmar on ...
Thailand ranks 59th for earthquakes, with 59 tremors recorded this year, the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4.9.
The government must be consistent in enforcing laws, particularly in traffic management and road clearing operations, a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) official said.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will conduct more “Big One” seminars in Eastern Visayas to help people in the ...
The head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Wednesday there is no indication that the ...
I have been actively campaigning against the use of substandard products, particularly construction materials that are illegally imported into the Philippines through technical smuggling. I have spent ...
Three major earthquake scenarios identified, including potential magnitude 9 tremors from the Andaman subduction zone, posing ...
Japan's Cabinet Office has projected that the expected economic damage from a megaquake could reach an astonishing 270.3 trillion yen, which is almost half of the nation's total GDP. This projection ...
THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday said it would work with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to ensure local government units enforce stricter building permit ...
While Hollywood has hyped up ‘The Next Big One’ as a massive earthquake in the US, many believe that a much more devastating ...
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Clark City is our backup capital when the Big One hits
THIS weekend, we witnessed with horror the devastation wrought by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Myanmar which shook the entire Indochina region. The terrifying tremors rattled and crumpled tall ...