Active Fault Off LA Coast Strikes Again With Series Of Earthquakes
A series of four earthquakes — the strongest of which was a magnitude 3.4 — struck off the Los Angeles County coast over the ...
GK: Which Was The Strongest Earthquake Ever Recorded?
The strongest earthquake ever measured by instruments, a tremendous Mw 9.5, struck off the coast of southern Chile on May 22, ...
Myanmar earthquake: What we know
A tremor of 2.5 or less usually cannot be felt but can be detected by instruments. Quakes of up to five are felt and cause ...
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'Great cracks opened in the ground, buildings twisted and fell': Nine photos of devastation from the 1964 great Alaska quake
Sixty-one years ago today, March 27, 1964, the second most powerful earthquake on the planet shook Alaska and affected every ...
Why Myanmar is one of the most earthquake-vulnerable countries
Myanmar, situated on one of the world’s most active seismic belts, has been severely impacted by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake ...
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Why Myanmar is one of the most earthquake-vulnerable countries
Deep in Southeast Asia, Myanmar sits on a geological fault line ... Rakhine Coast, with some terraces dating from 1400 BC to 1860 AD. These findings suggest a pattern of three great earthquakes ...
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Myanmar earthquake: What we know
Myanmar is reeling following the huge earthquake which hit the country on Friday, 28 March. The 7.7 magnitude tremor was felt elsewhere, including in Thailand and south-west China. More than 2,000 ...
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Myanmar earthquake: India’s National Centre for Seismology says soil liquefaction caused severe damage
This usually occurs in places with loose, wet soil like sandy areas near rivers or the coast ... agency said the earthquake was caused by the Sagaing Fault, a major fault line located 1,200 ...
Myanmar quake: what we know
Myanmar's junta has warned the death toll is likely to rise, after the powerful, shallow quake that shook the already ...