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 magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings ...

Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with ...

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 ...

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

Californians have long dreaded the 'Big One'. But growing fears of a deadly earthquake are no longer confined to just the ...

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

“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 ...

The Unseen Power Beneath Our Feet Beneath our feet lies a hidden world of incredible power. The Earth’s crust is a dynamic ...

The film uses various examples, including the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Iceland, and the San Andreas Fault, to illustrate these processes. It emphasizes the evidence supporting plate tectonics ...

but is generally considered to be a magnitude 8 (+/-) event on the plate boundary fault, which is the San Andreas Fault. "The stress on this fault builds up with time since the last major earthquake.