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The deadly Myanmar earthquake last week was the biggest among a number of smaller quakes that rocked the region.
Devastating earthquake in Myanmar reveals tectonic complexities, historical patterns, and potential risks for South Asia.
A devastating earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar on Friday, sending shockwaves across Southeast ...
A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 1,650 people in Myanmar and Thailand, leaving the region reeling as rescuers pick through vast piles of rubble to find missing people.
Myanmar’s location between two tectonic plates – the India and Eurasia plates – places it at particular risk of quakes.
Economic impact could be as high as 70 per cent of Myanmar's GDP.  Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
SINGAPORE: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused ...
subduction zones may themselves be transformed to other types of plate boundary. For example, when India collided with Asia, an active subduction zone was transformed into a collision that formed ...
The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely responsible for the ... the crust crumples and buckles into mountain ranges. India and Asia crashed about 55 million years ago, slowly giving rise to the ...
Roger Musson, honorary research fellow at the British Geological Survey, told the media that the shallow depth of the quake ...