Sagaing Fault Zone: Running through central Myanmar, this large transform fault has been responsible for many of the country’s seismic events, including shallow-focus earthquakes that have ...

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Taiwan at a depth of 10 kilometers on Wednesday, rattling the island and prompting swift ...

The Kuril-Kamchatka region frequently experiences large (M>=7) and great (M>=8) earthquakes. In the 114 years since 1900, 133 large and 12 great earthquakes have occurred along the arc. Damaging ...

“This is very damaging because it has occurred at a shallow depth, so the shockwaves are not dissipated as they go from the focus of the earthquake up to the surface. The buildings received the ...

The latest “earthquake is the first test of modern Myanmar’s infrastructure against a large, shallow-focus earthquake close to its major cities,” said Watkinson. “Parts of Mandalay and its ...

Buildings in the capital of Taipei shook for about a minute, however, there were no immediate reports of major damage.

"Today's earthquake is the first test of modern Myanmar's infrastructure against a large, shallow-focus earthquake close to its major cities." Strong tremors also rocked neighbouring Thailand ...

Earthquake today: Strong tremors of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Kuril Islands on June 14, National Center for ...

The country lies on the boundary between two tectonic plates and is one of the world's most seismically active places, although large and destructive earthquakes have been relatively rare in the ...

Shallow earthquakes are generally more dangerous ... The most significant of these deep-focus earthquakes to date was the May 24, 2013 M 8.3 event beneath the Sea of Okhotsk, currently the largest ...

Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead.

“Today’s earthquake is the first test of modern Myanmar’s infrastructure against a large, shallow-focus earthquake close to its major cities.” Baptie said that at least 2.8 million people ...