Did you know?

• Most people don’t think there are earthquakes in the UK but in fact several small ones are recorded each month. Take a look at the most recent earthquakes here.  There have also been larger, building-damaging earthquakes felt across most of England and Wales.

• One way to become an Earthquake Engineer is to go to university and get a degree in Civil Engineering.  After that you could become a postgraduate student at a university and specialise in Earthquake Engineering either through studying for an MSc or by doing research to get a PhD.

• A career in civil engineering can give you opportunities to travel all around the world.  You could be managing the construction of a skyscraper in Dubai one year and then designing a dam in China the next.

• One of the big challenges for Civil Engineers is to make modern construction as sustainable as possible. Civil engineers are therefore often involved with the design and construction of Eco housing as well as the construction of wind farms and solar power stations which help to provide the power we all need.

• Civil Engineers in the UK are currently working on the design and construction of the Olympic Stadium for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

• The technical advisors for the Busan Geoje link in Korea are from two major UK engineering consultants, Halcrow and Mott McDonald.  This motorway link is to become one of the longest in the world to date which will be built in an area of high seismic activity.

Want to know more?

Find out about the 10 largest earthquakes in the world since 1900.

Discover why you should study Engineering in the UK.