Myanmar is one of the most prone areas to earthquakes in the world as it features among the high-risk regions on the Global ...

Subduction zones produce the world's largest earthquakes. These quakes occur when friction between the two plates causes them to become locked, and stress begins to build along the border ...

Earthquakes and the damage they cause are apolitical. Collectively, we either prepare for future earthquakes or the ...

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global ...

The U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) insists that earthquake forecasting is not possible. Thus, the agency only calculates the ...

Article continues below We take a look at some of the world's most devastating and highest-recorded earthquakes that have led to mass destruction. The huge 8.8 tremor that hit the South American ...

She is a member and current chair of the federal Advisory Committee for Earthquake Hazard Reduction ... are considered among the safest in the world, despite substantial seismic hazards in ...

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit near Mandalay, Myanmar, causing extensive damage and reaching Bangkok. The quake, originating from the Sagaing Fault, has resulted in significant fatalities ...

The governor of Bangkok says authorities are investigating why a high-rise building under construction collapsed during an ...