earthquake Stories
The World Economic Forum recommends that buildings be fitted with "base isolation" systems to separate the building from its foundations using springs...
Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing said the death toll from Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake reached 2,719 as of Tuesday morning and was expected to...
The civil war in Myanmar, where the junta seized power in a coup in 2021, has complicated efforts to reach those injured and made homeless by the Sout...
Citizens are advised to stay alert and follow local news and official updates for information on aftershocks and emergency response efforts.
A civil war in the Southeast Asian nation, where a military junta seized power in a coup in 2021, was complicating efforts to reach those injured and...
The quake devastation has piled more misery on Myanmar, which was already in chaos from a civil war that grew out of a nationwide uprising after a 202...
The junta chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, warned that the number of fatalities could go up and his administration faced a challenging situation...
The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, jolted the Southeast Asian nation on Friday, leaving 1,644 people dead, 3,408 injure...
Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake, among the biggest to jolt the Southeast Asian nation in the last century, crippled airports, bridges and highways.
Friday’s quake, which measured 7.7 magnitude and has killed more than 1,600 people, has come at a vulnerable moment for the country, after four years...
Earthquake toll in Myanmar jumps to 1,002 with 2,376 injured
The plate boundary between the India Plate and Eurasia Plate runs approximately north-south, cutting through the middle of the country," said Joanna F...
Witnesses in Bangkok said people ran out onto the streets in panic, many of them hotel guests in bathrobes and swimming costumes as water cascaded dow...
This geological setting makes the region prone to occasional seismic activity, though large, destructive earthquakes remain relatively rare.
The ongoing events in Fentale, as well as the Dofan area to the north, are the most recent in the history of molten material rising to the surface as...
Local officials have also reported widespread damage to homes, schools, health centres, and roads.
The earthquake's epicentre was about 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. Tremors also shook buildings in neighbouri...
The meteorological department is yet to issue a response to a question on whether the phenomenon was an earth's tremor.
Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a warning for tsunami waves as high as three metres (10 feet).
