Myanmar is one of the most prone areas to earthquakes in the world as it features among the high-risk regions on the Global ...

Given its location in one of the world's most tectonically ... must be reinforced against earthquakes, he added. Experts also recommended a risk-sensitive map to guide construction and emergency ...

The quake shook a swath of Southeast Asia. Myanmar’s military government said 144 people were killed in just three cities.

It subsequently revised the assessment, saying “the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed”, but authorities in ...

Earthquakes ... on seismic risk. First, seismologists and earthquake engineers at the U.S. Geological Survey, or USGS, produce the National Seismic Hazard Model. These maps, based on research ...

Earthquakes are among the most formidable natural disasters, striking with little warning and causing widespread devastation.

Follow instructions and advice from local authorities." This map shows you where the epicentre of the earthquake was and the strength of the shaking. The star shows the epicentre, with the shaking ...

A new analysis of earthquake rupture directivity provides essential insights for seismic hazard and risk assessments in ... seismic events in one of the world's most populous cities.

Since March 28th, when a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar’s central heartlands, the country’s brutal junta has tried to show the world its softer ... warn of a growing risk from cholera.