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 ...

Mehdi "Saiid" Saiidi held the third in a series of three bridge shake table tests Oct. 5. The high amplitude tests determine if the bridge model is durable enough to withstand powerful earthquakes.

With the popularity of 3D-printed homes rising, University of Bristol scientists are using the UK’s largest shaking table to test their durability against earthquakes. As a rapidly emerging technology ...

UC San Diego has temporarily postponed plans to set a 10-story building in Scripps Ranch on fire Wednesday in an experiment meant reveal ways to make tall structures more fire resistant. The ...

An earthquake shook Merced County late Monday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake happened at 6:30 p.m. and was centered at the San Luis Reservoir ...

An early morning 3.6-magnitude earthquake woke parts of Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The approximately 13-mile deep quake hit about 3 miles northwest from Redding just ...