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.

Earthquakes are relatively common in Myanmar, where six strong quakes of 7.0 magnitude or more struck between 1930 and 1956 ...

Earthquakes are among the most formidable natural disasters, striking with little warning and causing widespread devastation.

Myanmar is considered to be one of the most geologically "active" areas in the world because it sits on top of the ...

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

The Earth's crust is broken up into several pieces called tectonic plates, which fit together ... In regions of the world with known active fault lines, including California and Japan, building ...

Myanmar is considered to be one of the most geologically "active" areas in the world because it sits on top of the convergence of four of these tectonic plates ... near a fault line due to ...

The earthquake's destructive power stems from an enormous tectonic fault running through the middle of the country, according ...

The quake shook a swath of Southeast Asia. Myanmar’s military government said 144 people were killed in just three cities.

The Earth's crust is broken up into several pieces called tectonic plates, which fit together like a jigsaw ... In regions of ...

The enhanced maps could lead to new geological discoveries, such as locating active underwater volcanoes and previously unknown fault lines ... where tectonic plates have moved apart.