Today,there are ways to protect and prepare possible sites of earthquakes from severe damage,through the following processes:earthquake engineering,earthquake preparedness,household seismic safety,seismic retrofit (including special fasteners,materials,and techniques),seismic hazard,mitigation of seismic motion,and earthquake prediction.Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity,ground motion,or soil failure due to earthquakes.With better understanding of seismic demand on structures and with our recent experiences with large earthquakes near urban centers,the need of seismic retrofitting is well acknowledged.
今天,有一些方法来保护和准备可能的地点的地震的严重破坏,通过以下过程：地震工程,地震的准备,家用地震安全性,抗震加固（包括特殊紧固件,材料,和技术）,地震灾害,减轻地震运动,与地震预测.抗震加固是修改现有的结构,使它们更能抵抗地震,地震动,或土壤衰竭由于地震.更好地了解地震需求结构和我们最近的经验与附近大震中心城市的需要,是公认的抗震加固.