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

This earthquake was the result of a strike-slip fault movement along the Sagaing Fault line, which runs north to south within ...

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

The cause of the earthquake with a 7.7 magnitude that hit central Myanmar and parts of Bangkok, Thailand, has been revealed.

Earthquakes strike when tectonic plates, the large rocks making up the Earth’s crust, rub against each other. The USGS says ...

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 ...

Two hard-hit cities in Myanmar suffered extensive damage, with images from the capital, Naypyidaw, showing rescue crews ...

An earthquake is an intense shaking of the ground caused by movement under the earth’s surface. It happens when two blocks of ...

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit near Mandalay, Myanmar, causing extensive damage and reaching Bangkok. The quake, ...

An earthquake is extremely destructive if it occurs shallow in the Earth's crust and near population centres - Friday's earthquake in Myanmar did both.

A state of emergency has been declared in six regions of Myanmar after a strong earthquake hit the Southeast Asian country. Tremors from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake were felt as far as China and ...

Myanmar’s location between two tectonic plates – the India and Eurasia plates – places it at particular risk of quakes.