Yann Klinger is a seismologist at the Institut de Physique du Globe in Paris. He describes the geophysical activity in the ...

It’s imperative to strictly adhere to provisions of building and structural codes relating to earthquake safety, not only in ...

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar (formerly Burma) Friday (March 28), shaking Mandalay, the country's ...

“Myanmar is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, so this quake is not a surprise. It looks to have occurred on the major Sagaing Fault, which marks the boundary between two ...

SINGAPORE - A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused ...

A devastating earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar on Friday, sending shockwaves across Southeast ...

Some estimates predict more than 10,000 people died in the quake and that economic losses could exceed the gross domestic ...

Friday’s deadly quake in Myanmar has killed at least 1,002 with 2,376 injured, as per the country’s ruling military. The powerful earthquake was triggered by strike-slip faulting between the India and ...

This is a similar setup as the San Andreas Fault in California ... And the Indian Plate has been moving northward for around 100 million years," van der Pluijm said. "But around 40 million ...

Earthquakes are known for being destructive forces of nature, but not all of them actually stem from purely natural causes.

On March 28, a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, shaking cities across Southeast Asia and causing ...

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