rather than by the shaking of the earthquake itself. For 200 years, the tectonic plates under the Indian Ocean have been pushing against each other, bending the upper plate down like a giant spring.

This month’s earthquake is the strongest for several years. In 2016 a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Bagan, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. More than 100 ancient temples ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...

Four types of plate tectonic activity are demonstrated ... then release the tension with a spurt of movement. This movement is felt as an earthquake. For more information, go to Slippin' and ...

A major earthquake ... called tectonic plates, which are all moving constantly. Some move alongside each other, whilst others are above and below each other. It is this movement that causes ...

Myanmar lies on the boundary between two tectonic ... Plate runs approximately north-south, cutting through the middle of the country,” said Joanna Faure Walker, a professor and earthquake ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. Source: United States Geological Survey | Notes: Shaking categories are ...

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake caused casualties and damage across Myanmar and in parts of Thailand(Photo: by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images) The quake happened in central Myanmar at a depth of 6.2 miles ...

A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 3,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though the south-east Asian nation is a high risk region for earthquakes, ...