This earthquake was the result of a strike-slip fault movement along the Sagaing Fault line, which runs north to south within Myanmar.

The famed San Andreas Fault in California is nearly identical to the one that caused last week’s destructive tremor in Myanmar, and is also overdue for an earthquake.

The deadly earthquake that struck near Mandalay on Friday was caused by “strike-slip faulting” along the boundary of the ...

Myanmar’s location between two tectonic plates – the India and Eurasia plates – places it at particular risk of quakes.

A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,600 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has killed over 1,000 people, with deadly aftershocks causing further devastation and ...

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated region with vulnerable buildings.

For this seismologist, who has worked extensively on movements of the Indian plate and faults on the Chinese continent, this is a major event for Myanmar. Due to its position at the junction of ...

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings ...