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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit Tibet's remote Rutog County on Tuesday, China's Earthquake Networks Centre said.
A massive 7.7 earthquake and powerful aftershock struck near Mandalay, Burma, shaking buildings and damaging infrastructure ...
By Thomas Fuller Thomas Fuller has reported on why buildings are safer in earthquakes in some countries than in others. More than 600 miles separated the epicenter of Friday’s earthquake in ...
The powerful earthquake in Myanmar on March 28 had its source in central Myanmar, about 20 km from Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city. Mandalay, located on the east bank of the ...
The US Geological Survey (USGS) says an increase or decrease in global seismicity does not necessarily indicate that a large earthquake is about to occur. The death toll from the 7.7 magnitude ...
A magnitude-5.2 earthquake occurred about 2.5 miles south Julian, California, at 10:08 a.m. April 14, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Noticeable shaking could be felt across the Southern ...
Myanmar, where an ongoing civil war began in 2021, was already one of the most challenging places in the world for aid organisations to operate in. The death toll from last week's powerful ...
Weak building codes and years of government unrest appear to have contributed to the devastation from the magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake, a leading seismic safety expert in the region said.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5 on the Richter Scale struck Nepal on Friday, April 4. Several social media users from North India also said they felt the tremors. According to the National ...
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The number of deaths from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,719, the ruling junta said on Monday. A statement from a junta spokesperson said more 4,500 people were injured and 441 were ...
Two earthquakes rattled Edmond, Oklahoma Friday morning, measuring 2.9 and 2.8 magnitude and hitting minutes apart just after 4 a.m. This comes just more than a year after several earthquake ...