Volcanoes and earthquake activity often occur in similar places in narrow zones of activity, as shown on the map. These zones include: the Pacific Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean the Mid ...

A massive 7.7 earthquake originating in Myanmar has collapsed buildings over 600 miles away in Bangkok, Thailand ...

Deep in Southeast Asia, Myanmar sits on a geological fault line that makes it highly vulnerable to earthquakes. Located along ...

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

Measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale places this event among the stronger earthquakes experienced worldwide. To contextualize, the 2010 Haiti earthquake was a magnitude of 7.0, which resulted in severe ...

A study looking at a small region in Japan has shown that the properties of fault zone rocks really matter for the generation of earthquakes. Earthquakes occur along fault lines between ...

while zone II is the least based on the distribution of peak ground acceleration,” he said. “This classification helps us improve understanding of seismic risks and better prepare for ...

Volcanoes and earthquake activity often occur in similar places in narrow zones of activity ... Over 450 of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes are located here, but this area is also ...