The Richter scale measures the largest amplitude on the recording, while other magnitude scales measure various parts of the earthquake. The USGS currently uses the Moment Magnitude scale for ...

The powerful earthquake in Myanmar on March 28 had its source in central Myanmar, about 20 km from Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city. Mandalay, located on the east bank of the ...

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook neighbouring Thailand on Friday (March ...

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook neighbouring Thailand on Friday.

SINGAPORE, March 28 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook ...

Myanmar earthquake: Another quake of 5.5 magnitude struck near Meiktila, a small city in central Myanmar, on Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The latest quake is one of the ...

As the name suggests, an earthquake is an event that causes the earth to shake. In some cases, an earthquake can be so significant that it cracks open the ground, as well as human-made structures ...

Just before last week's earthquake of magnitude 7.7 that killed almost 2,900 people, the junta chief was readying for a rare foreign visit to a regional summit in Thailand, as aides worked the ...

Four days after the deadly earthquake in Myanmar, several people and bodies are still trapped beneath the debris. After Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake that toppled buildings and damaged roads across ...

Suzan van der Lee, a professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University, explained: “The earthquake is a result of the collision of the India tectonic plate with the Eurasia ...

Thousands are feared dead after a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand this morning. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), likely losses of life are between 10,000 and ...