Reducing Earthquakes Work has been done in seismology (the study of earthquakes and ground movement), to explain the features of the recorded ground movements in earthquakes. Such knowledge is needed to predict ground motions in future earthquakes so that earthquake-resistant buildings can be designed. Although earthquakes cause death and destruction through other natural disasters, such as landslides, tsunamis and fire, the greatest losses—both of lives and of property—result from the collapse of man-made structures during the violent shaking of the ground. Accordingly, the most effective way to lower the damage of earthquakes from an engineering point of view is to design and construct structures capable of withstanding strong ground motions or lower building rates. This may have an effect in other parts in life and there won't much buildings to live in, but at least people wont have to worry about being crushed by buildings during an earthquake. People can't prevent earthquakes and stop them happening, but they can help by building earthquake-resistant buildings.
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Above: The design for an earthquake resistant building.
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