
At http://libguides.lib.ucf.edu/content.php?pid=196459&search_terms=earthquake, you'll find a LibGuide that can link you to some excellent resources on natural diasters: like earthquakes and tsunamis.
So how can we build things to sustain us through natural disasters? Well---You can find Earthquake Engineering Abstracts in the library's list of articles and databases, at http://library.ucf.edu/Databases/