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WATCH Tokyo's Earthquake Resistant Buildings Sway During The Quake. Some history: the 8.0 magnitude Mino-Owari earthquake of 1891 destroyed over 140,000 homes.

Earthquake-Proof Engineering for Skyscrapers. ... Once the tallest buildings in the world, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, stand at an amazing 452 meters tall.

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Zhang Yue, a Chinese tycoon, has figured out a way to manufacture 30-storey, earthquake-proof skyscrapers that snap together in just 15 days ...

But most buildings in Mexico City are older, built to different specifications that may make them a hazard today. "Most modern constructions and modern codes can sustain earthquake loads pretty well.

Feb. 28 -- After every earthquake, engineers rush in to study why buildings crack and crumble and what can be done to make structures safer. At the University of California at San Diego ...

It targets up to 13,500 apartment buildings that municipal authorities say, after inspecting, are especially at risk of heavy damage or collapse in a powerful enough temblor. Recently at the Los ...

WATCH Tokyo's Earthquake Resistant Buildings Sway During The Quake. Some history: the 8.0 magnitude Mino-Owari earthquake of 1891 destroyed over 140,000 homes.