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John A. Blume was an American structural engineer widely regarded as a founding figure of modern earthquake engineering. Throughout his career, he developed innovative methods for analyzing seismic forces and strengthening buildings against ground motion. In 1949, he co-founded the Earthquake Engine...

Yehuda Ben-Zion is an Israeli-American geophysicist and seismologist at the University of Southern California. He is known for his theoretical and observational research on fault zone structure, earthquake dynamics, and seismic wave behavior in complex crustal media. His work frequently focuses on t...

Emile Okal is a French-American seismologist and professor at Northwestern University. His research specializes in tsunami generation mechanics, seismic source physics, and the analysis of large oceanic and deep-focus earthquakes. Okal has contributed extensively to the understanding of how seismic...

"Concrete Utopia" is a 2023 South Korean disaster thriller film directed by Um Tae-hwa, adapted from the second part of Kim Sung-nyung's graphic novel. The narrative centers on the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Seoul, where the Hwanggoong Residence apartment complex inexplicably remains t...

San Andreas is a 2015 disaster film focusing on the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake triggered by the San Andreas Fault. The story unfolds along the West Coast of the United States, featuring a large ensemble cast including Dwayne Johnson and other actors. The film depicts widespread damage an...

The Quake is a 2018 Norwegian disaster film directed by John Andreas Andersen and written by John Kåre Raake and Harald Rosenløw Eeg. It serves as a standalone sequel to the 2015 film The Wave, with Kristoffer Joner reprising his role as a geologist attempting to save his family. The narrative cente...

Crack in the World is a 1965 American science-fiction disaster film directed by Andrew Marton. Its story centers on scientists who use nuclear explosives to drill into the Earth's interior and release geothermal energy. The experiment creates a massive geological fracture, turning a proposed energy...

After the Shock is a 1990 American television disaster film directed by Gary Sherman. Broadcast through the USA Network, it dramatizes events following a major earthquake in California and focuses on the effects of the disaster on people and communities after the initial shaking has ended. The film...

Japan Sinks is a 2006 Japanese disaster film directed by Shinji Higuchi and released in English as Sinking of Japan in some markets. It adapts Sakyo Komatsu's 1973 science-fiction novel, which imagines a catastrophic geological crisis threatening the Japanese archipelago. The film uses large-scale d...

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York is a 1999 American television miniseries directed by Mikael Salomon and based on a novel by Chuck Scarborough. Its story imagines a major earthquake striking New York City and follows the resulting damage, emergency response, and personal conflicts across the affec...

The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake is a 1990 American television disaster miniseries directed by Larry Elikann. Its story imagines the effects of a catastrophic earthquake in the Los Angeles area and follows the resulting human and social disruption. The production belongs to the disaster...

10.5 is a 2004 American television disaster miniseries broadcast by NBC and directed by John Lafia. Its story centers on a sequence of major earthquakes affecting the western United States, including a West Coast megaquake with a magnitude of 10.5. The miniseries attracted strong television ratings,...

The Rains of Ranchipur is a 1955 American disaster film directed by Jean Negulesco. Set in India, the story centers on a destructive natural catastrophe involving flooding and an earthquake that severely damages the city of Ranchipur. The film combines disaster spectacle with personal drama and is i...

Earthquake in New York is a 1998 television disaster film made for Fox Family and directed by Terry Ingram. Its story follows a police officer after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes New York City, shifting the viewpoint from an individual law-enforcement response to a large urban emergency. The fi...

Deep Core is a 2000 American action science-fiction disaster film by Rodney McDonald, about deep drilling destabilizing Earth's core.

MegaFault is a 2009 made-for-television disaster film produced by The Asylum for the Syfy channel and directed by David Michael Latt. Brittany Murphy stars as a seismologist, alongside Eriq La Salle, confronting a chain of earthquakes that threatens global destruction; the film was among Murphy's fi...

LA Apocalypse is a 2015 American science-fiction disaster film by Michael J. Sarna about earthquakes and a failing Earth core under Los Angeles.

Asteroid vs Earth is a 2014 made-for-television disaster film directed by Christopher Ray and produced by The Asylum, the independent studio associated with low-budget mockbusters. The plot follows scientists and military personnel confronting asteroids striking Earth, with a desperate plan to move...

San Andreas Quake is a 2015 American action, disaster, and science-fiction film written and directed by John Baumgartner and produced by The Asylum. Its story follows a seismologist whose warning of a coming 10.0 earthquake is dismissed until the disaster threatens Los Angeles and her family. The fi...