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Myanmar hit by 7.7 quake. These are the top 10 largest earthquakes in the world
The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.
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'This is a very big earthquake': The science behind Myanmar's magnitude 7.7 earthquake
Friday (March 28), shaking Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, as well as nearby countries, including China and ...
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Death Toll Passes 2,000 After Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Hits Myanmar, Among the Most Powerful Quakes in the Region Since 1900
The natural disaster compounds humanitarian concerns in a country already in the throes of a devastating civil war ...
Death toll in Myanmar earthquake nears 700, with hundreds more injured
It sent buildings in many areas toppling to the ground, buckled roads, caused bridges to collapse and burst a dam.
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck Thailand and neighboring Myanmar, burying dozens when a high-rise building under ...
Huge earthquake causes death and destruction in Myanmar and Thailand
More than 700 people have been killed and at least 1,670 injured, but the death toll could rise into the thousands as rescue ...
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5.1 magnitude quake shakes Southwest Alaska
Monday's quake near Egegik was the area's strongest in over a decade. Scientists say it was likely caused by normal fault ...
Border town shaken by 3.7 magnitude earthquake delivering biggest quake in 20 years for region
An earthquake has been detected near the New South Wales and Victorian border, with Geoscience Australia claiming it to be ...
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Mandalay in Myanmar
The USGS says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday, the latest in a string of aftershocks following Friday’s devastating temblor ...
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea, EMSC says
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off the coast of the New Britain region in Papua New Guinea, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Saturday.