Living with and learning from earthquake

The two major earthquakes that have struck Indonesia recently caused damage beyond imagination. In 2004 the Aceh earthquake triggered the largest tsunami in modern history. Last month’s quake in Yogyakarta may be not as huge in magnitude as other great historic earthquakes, but the area affected was extensive. The casualties from these two disasters were staggering, and this should remind everyone how earthquake-prone Indonesia is.

Since the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906, anti-earthquake engineering techniques have continuously improved…

read complete article