There are ways of reducing the effects of earthquakes by, for example, planning, predicting and preparing. Buildings may collapse due to the shaking of the ground. People may die if they are ...

The collapse of schools in earthquakes can ... lives that they overlook the true hazards that can arise during earthquakes. For example, in many schools there are pipes with steam or hot water ...

"Dashcam footage captured images from when the Noto Peninsula Earthquake struck Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1. Houses on the verge of collapse amid an intense tremor at 4:10 p.m," it said.

As 2024 comes to an end, we have compiled some of the most striking and informative examples seen this year. January: Earthquake hits ... causing it to collapse. This killed six maintenance ...