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

A massive 7.7 earthquake originating in Myanmar has collapsed buildings over 600 miles away in Bangkok, Thailand ...

Earthquakes have affected our planet's history and geography over millions of years. While tremors can occur worldwide, some ...

According to Professor of Geophysics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Kostas Papazachos, there are three faults in ...

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

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

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

Myanmar, situated on one of the world’s most active seismic belts, has been severely impacted by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake ...

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

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

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

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