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

This country is a meeting point for several tectonic plates including the Indian-Australian, Eurasian and Pacific.

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

Just over half an hour after the initial quake, a shock wave from it was picked up by Irish National Seismic monitors in ...

It is said that the biggest reason for earthquake risk in Myanmar is the Sagaing Fault, a major fault, mainly continental right-lateral transform fault between the Indian plate and Sunda plate.

A powerful earthquake killed dozens of people in Myanmar on Friday, according to state media, toppling buildings and damaging ...

A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, causing damage and casualties across the country and in neighbouring ...

Data by the United States Geological Survey has produced a horrifying map which shows the extent of an earthquake in Myanmar ...

“Myanmar is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, so this quake is not a surprise. It looks to have occurred on the major Sagaing Fault, which marks the boundary between two ...

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.

It is highly prone to earthquakes due to its location on the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.