People walk among the rubble of collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, 25 June 2026. Ronald Pena R / EPA Images More ...

The damage in Caracas and La Guaira has reignited the debate over the safety standards required for buildings in ...

An earthquake expert says shallow tremors, weak buildings, poor maintenance and local soil conditions combined to cause ...

Atorod Azizinamini, professor in the department of civil engineering, shares his insight on the earthquake and the importance ...

For years, engineers worried about how collapse-prone Venezuela's buildings could be in an earthquake. The big problem, they ...

Factors like the short interval between the two powerful quakes and different types of soil led to some structures collapsing ...

WHEN designing a structure in earthquake-prone areas, the structural engineer’s main goal is to ensure the survival of its occupants. Anthony Pimentel, structural engineer and president of Pimentel & ...

Experts point to poor code enforcement, risky geography as factors in collapses in the wake of twin earthquakes.

By Maxwell Briceno and Sarah Kinosian LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, June 29 (Reuters) - When late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez built ...

CNN reviewed and verified dozens of videos from Venezuela’s two deadly earthquakes and found many residential towers had ...