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.

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

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 magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Canterbury in New Zealand shortly before 7am local time on Thursday. Tremors were felt in Christchurch, Rangiora and Loburn. A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck ...

Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than four days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, toppling buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok and ...

Thousands of people across Myanmar and Thailand are feared dead after powerful earthquakes resulted in the collapse of buildings and bridges. Search efforts are under way in both countries as ...

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 epicenter of the major 7.7-magnitude earthquake was near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city. US experts estimated there could be thousands of deaths. https ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country’s military-led government said Monday.