Earthquakes happen every day all over the world, along both tectonic plate edges and interiors. Earthquakes occur along faults, which are fractures between blocks of rock that allow the blocks to move ...

A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 3,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.

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.

A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, causing damage and casualties across the country and in neighbouring Thailand. The quake happened in central Myanmar at a depth of 6.2 miles ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was followed by another earthquake with ... It is a major tectonic boundary between the Burma microplate and the Indian plate. This fault is caused by the movement of the Indian and Eurasian ...