as it features in the red zone with a high risk of earthquakes on the Global Seismic Risk Map. The Sagaing Fault is an important earthquake-prone fault in Myanmar, running from central to northern ...

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 ...

In this 2023 update of the national seismic risk map, red areas have the greatest chance of a damaging earthquake occurring within 100 years ... requirements are considered among the safest in the ...

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?

A catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck in Myanmar on Friday has caused buildings to collapse and killed over 100 people while authorities race to rescue people trapped in rubble.

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 country led to the loss ...

Millions of people across Southern California learned about a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that hit San Diego County on Monday ...

A moderately strong, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States ...

Soe Lwin said he felt the first earthquake for a "long time" and said residents are worried about the potential for more aftershocks. Yangon has a population of 5.9 million people. The World ...

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the initial death toll ...