Only about 15 percent of Japan’s 25,000 facilities that are considered vital in times of disaster are connected to earthquake-resistant water supply and sewer pipes, a land ministry survey ...

Authorities in Kyoto City are tackling a large amount of water that burst from underground on Wednesday along a national ...

Scientists suspected that, among other possibilities, plastic drinking water pipes exposed to extreme heat released the chemicals (SN: 11/13/20). Now, lab experiments show that’s possible.

In some cases the pipe was buried underneath the body of water. But in most cases ... were added in the Denali Fault area to anticipate earthquake movement. If it were not for the zigzags ...

Thousands of people were shaken by a “terrifying” earthquake that rocked NSW, with reports of homes being rocked and water ...

Roads sank, rose and cracked in the earthquake. “There is no doubt that the underground piping is also in shambles,” a Suzu city official said. About 300 kilometers of water pipes run under Suzu.

Earthquakes have both primary effects (such ... Roads may be blocked, gas and water pipes could be broken and electricity could be cut off. Disruption to trade is a secondary effect as it is ...

though it responded to just one incident of a burst water pipe in Rutherford near Maitland that required sandbagging. Australia is not known for frequent large earthquakes but does experience ...