Sagaing lies near the Sagaing Fault, a major tectonic feature stretching 1,400 kilometers through Myanmar. This transform ...

In regions where tectonic stress is already high, these fluctuations could provide the final push needed to trigger an earthquake. The link between solar activity and earthquakes first emerged in a ...

Earthquakes are relatively common in Myanmar, where six strong quakes of 7.0 magnitude or more struck between 1930 and 1956 ...

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

Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, ...

“This is the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar since 1912,” USGS noted. The quake, followed 12 minutes later by a ...

On March 28, 2025, a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, leaving a trail of destruction that has ...

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar's Sagaing region, causing widespread damage and raising questions about the country's preparedness. Myanmar, located on a tectonic plate boundary, is prone to ...