The imperative for such innovation in that field is massive. For instance, despite lasting only 20 seconds, the 1995 earthquake that struck Kobe, Japan destroyed 100,000 buildings, and the 2011 ...

Japan offshore wind earned its first seismic certification: Bureau Veritas Japan confirmed the 315 MW Oga–Katagami–Akita project's earthquake-resistant monopile design, the world's first for a 15 ...

However, human activity, such as the extraction of oil and gas, fracking, geothermal drilling and the construction of large reservoirs, can also trigger seismic activity. When building structures in ...