A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,600 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though the south-east Asian nation is a high risk region for earthquakes, neighbouring Thailand and China - which were also affected by the quake - are not.

From possible impacts to how to prepare, we dive into what we know so far about Anchorage’s closest active volcano and how to prepare for its likely eruption.

The collapse volume at the summit nearly matched the effused lava volume on the rift zone. In this regard, 1868 was a little different at Mauna Loa because the volume of the Southwest Rift Zone lava flow has only been estimated at 32 billion gallons, less than one-tenth the summit collapse volume.

Malaysians should remain vigilant for earthquakes even though it is outside the Pacific Ring of Fire, says an expert.

A strong magnitude -7.7 earthquake has hit central Myanmar. The epicentre was located 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing at a depth of 10km. Strong tremors extended into Thailand and Yunnan in south-west China.

The largest active volcano in Washington state has been rocked by a series of earthquakes, putting experts on high alert. Mount Adams is a 12,000-foot-tall stratovolcano located in south-central ...

The area falls within a geologically active region of the Great Rift Valley that has experienced a number of earthquakes and volcanic events in the last 800 years. Two major volcanic eruptions ...

A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit near the Pacific nation of Tonga and an initial tsunami warning was lifted hours later