The move is complete and experiments are underway in the University of Nevada, Reno's new Earthquake Engineering Laboratory. The College of Engineering hosted a grand opening today celebrating the new ...

Geotechnical Engineering Professor Ramin Motamed is a faculty member in the College of Engineering’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. His areas of research include shake table tests on ...

Geologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have quantified the complete energy budget of an earthquake for the first time. Particularly, the team looked at how much energy is ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada’s world-renowned earthquake laboratory has launched a nearly $4 million research project aimed at making nonstructural parts of buildings more earthquake ...

Welcome to the Earthquake Lab of EarthPulse Center. Here you will have the opportunity to emulate modern-day geophysicists as they monitor earthquakes and attempt to gain a better understanding of ...

RENO, Nev. — Scientists at a Nevada earthquake lab on Wednesday tested new bridge designs with connectors they say are innovative and created to better withstand violent temblors and speed ...

Over the last few days, the Coachella Valley has experienced more than 20 earthquakes, causing concern among some residents.

When an earthquake measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale shook the area earlier this week, concerns arose about potential ...

Bay Area residents were jolted awake this week by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake. While it may not have been the “Big One” we are expecting, the tremor reminds us to be prepared for when, not if, the ...

Earthquakes may cause some people to flee the Golden State, but Richard Allen came to California precisely because of them. As a seismologist - a ...