Best Earthquake
George W. Housner was an American civil engineer recognized as a foundational figure in the field of earthquake engineering. His academic research at the California Institute of Technology focused on structural dynamics and the behavior of buildings during seismic events. He developed early principl...
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 by Andrew Marton, about nuclear drilling that threatens to split Earth.
After the Shock is a 1990 USA Network disaster film by Gary Sherman, notable for dramatizing the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
Japan Sinks, released as Sinking of Japan, is Shinji Higuchi's 2006 tokusatsu disaster remake of Sakyo Komatsu's 1973 novel.
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York is a 1999 CBS miniseries directed by Mikael Salomon, based on Chuck Scarborough's novel about a New York quake.
The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake is a 1990 American television disaster miniseries directed by Larry Elikann that dramatizes a catastrophic seismic event in LA.
The Rains of Ranchipur is a 1955 American disaster film directed by Jean Negulesco, focusing on a devastating flood and earthquake that destroy an Indian city.
Earthquake in New York is a 1998 Fox Family television movie by Terry Ingram, following a cop after a magnitude 8.2 quake hits New York.
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 Asylum television disaster film directed by Christopher Ray, notable for a plan to move Earth out of an asteroid's path.
San Andreas Quake is a 2015 American disaster film written and directed by John Baumgartner, notable as The Asylum's mockbuster of San Andreas.
