An initial investigation into the collapse of a government office tower under construction in Bangkok that killed 18 has turned up low-quality construction materials.

Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs.

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.

When a 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar sent shockwaves into Thailand, Naruemon Thonglek and Chanpen Kaewnoi didn’t immediately hear ...

The governor of Bangkok says authorities are investigating why a high-rise building under construction collapsed during an ...

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, causing widespread damage. These photos show the devastating impact.

A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway. Germany’s GFZ center for geosciences said the midday temblor was a shallow 10 ...

March 24 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the coast of central Chile on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 57 km (35.42 ...

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Thursday 68 bridges across 19 states be evaluated with a "vulnerability assessment" to determine their risk of collapse if involved in a vessel ...

A huge £400million project in one of Australia’s biggest cities is reportedly on the brink of financial collapse as it approaches completion. Sydney Fish Market is also behind schedule ...

A risk assessment could have prevented the Key Bridge collapse, the NTSB said. Nearly a year since the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after a container ship struck one of ...

Had the MDTA conducted such a vulnerability assessment based on recent vessel traffic, the agency would have been aware that the risk of a “catastrophic collapse from a vessel collision” was ...