A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 1,650 ... which aren’t as powerful as those seen in “subduction zones”, they still have the capacity to hit magnitudes of 7 to 8.

Nepal lies in one of the most active tectonic zones (Seismic zones IV and V), making the country extremely vulnerable to earthquakes. The earthquake in Nepal came just a day after a 2.6-magnitude ...

File image of rescuer working through rubble of a collapsed building following the earthquake in Myanmar (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved ...

Leh and Ladakh both lie in Seismic Zone-IV of the country, which means they are at a very high risk in terms of vulnerability to earthquakes. Lying in the tectonically active Himalayas region ...

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MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the waters off Verde Island in Batangas province on Sunday evening, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs ...

About 10% of foreign tourists checked out early after the quake Thai rescue workers search for survivors into the night in the rubble of a building that collapsed following an earthquake in ...

Map locator where earthquake hit in Myanmar, Mar. 28, 2025. Rescue workers are seen working at the collapsed construction building in Chatuchak area during the night on March 28, 2025 in Bangkok ...

An urgent tsunami warning has been issued for the Pacific Island of Tonga after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck nearby. The US Geological Survey said the tremor hit around 62 miles northeast of ...

Hong Kong has sent a team of 51 emergency workers and two rescue dogs to earthquake-stricken Myanmar at the request of the country, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said, while expressing his ...

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday, the USGS said, the latest in a string of aftershocks following Friday's devastating temblor. People in the streets of ...

Myanmar was hit by a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday, with tremors felt across Thailand and in nearby Chinese provinces. It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Myanmar in over a ...