Powerful earthquakes rocked Myanmar, shaking Bangkok and toppling a high-rise. With tsunami fears looming, how do quakes trigger massive ocean waves?

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5. off the coast of Chile near Valdivia and Puerto Montt area.

Its epicentre was located 16km northeast of the provincial capital of Banda Aceh and at a depth of 12km below earth.

There is a reason why California chooses the last week in March to focus on tsunamis. It marks our worst historic tsunami disaster.

Hong Kong time, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the waters off Myanmar, specifically at coordinates 21.74°N, 95.59°E. The quake occurred at a depth of 15 kilometers, prompting immediate analysis from the Natural Resources Department's Tsunami Warning Center.

Two hard-hit cities in Myanmar suffered extensive damage, with images from the capital, Naypyidaw, showing rescue crews pulling victims from the rubble of collapsed buildings. Authorities in Bangkok said deaths had occurred at three construction sites, including a high-rise that collapsed.

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A7.7 magnitude earthquake has shaken Myanmar and has been strongly felt in other countries such as Thailand and China, among others. Hundreds of people have been injured and many o

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked off Indonesia's western Aceh province on Sunday (March 30), Xinhua reported, citing the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.