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For example:
Although there was an earthquake, my house did not collapse.
Although there was an earthquake, my house [positive action verb].
I've considered "withstood," but it sounds strange to me on its own: "My house withstood the earthquake" is fine, but "Although there was an earthquake, my house withstood" sounds kind of clunky without an object.
Thank you!
The best word I can think of for that particular situation is endured. If you're willing to go with a phrase instead, you can use something like stood strong.
My house was untouched, unaffected, impervious
A positive action verb might be: survived [unscathed].
