Earthquake: An earthquake is a dangerous natural disaster that causes significant damage to life and property worldwide every ...

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

A tremor of 2.5 or less usually cannot be felt but can be detected by instruments. Quakes of up to five are felt and cause minor damage. The Myanmar earthquake at 7.7 is classified as major and ...

A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.

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

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, lies over 1,000 kilometers (about 621 miles) away from the earthquake’s epicenter.

Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, ...

In many countries, if you're inside when an earthquake occurs, it's advisable to drop to the ground, cover your head – for ...

A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit near the Pacific nation of Tonga and an initial tsunami warning was lifted hours ...

An earthquake is an intense shaking of the ground caused by movement under the earth’s surface. It happens when two blocks of ...

and then all of a sudden the rock plates will jump," triggering shaking that causes an earthquake, Steckler said. Earthquakes typically occur along edges of tectonic plates. But their impacts may ...