Most earthquakes occur when a geological fault, a fracture within the Earth’s crust, slips and releases energy. Individual faults, some of which form the tectonic plate boundaries, build up strain ...
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA - A 2.4 magnitude quake was registered close to Lytle Creek Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological ...
A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of California San Diego to see how well it can withstand earthquakes. The UC San ...
A 10-story building looms above UC San Diego’s earthquake shake table near Scripps Ranch. Next week, the device will simulate an earthquake to see whether a structure made from a lightweight, recycled ...
When a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California on Monday, humans followed the usual drill: drop, cover and hold on. But one herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, ...
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers at UC San Diego on Monday put a 10-story, cold-formed steel building to the test, simulating how the structure would move in the midst of a major earthquake. The ...