A catastrophic earthquake in Myanmar killed more than 2,000, buckled roads and collapsed buildings in the country's largest ...

A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.

Soil liquefaction happens during a strong earthquake, when the ground starts acting like a liquid instead of solid land. This usually occurs in places with loose, wet soil like sandy areas near ...

India's earthquake monitoring agency, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), has said the earthquake that hit Myanmar and ...

A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused ... This makes them very vulnerable to a process called liquefaction. This happens when the soil has a high water content, and the shaking ...

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, releasing energy equivalent to over 300 atomic bombs and causing more than 1,600 deaths. Aftershocks may persist due to ongoing tectonic activity.

Sai Aung Mainsai Aung Main/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Supported by By The New York Times A strong earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, on Friday ...

Time is running out to find any additional survivors of Friday's powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 2,700 people. Government officials also said they've ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

More than 1,600 people have died in Myanmar as a result of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that shook Southeast Asia on Friday and decimated structures throughout the region, including buildings ...

The earthquake is the most powerful to hit Myanmar in a century. “The force that a quake like this releases is about 334 atomic bombs,” geologist Jess Phoenix told CNN.