“This earthquake occurred in an area with no earthquake-resistant buildings and inadequate building codes,” Carrera-Cevallos says. Although you cannot design a building to guarantee that it ...

Reuters Supported by By The New York Times A strong earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, on Friday, damaging or collapsing bridges and buildings across a swath of ...

The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand has surpassed 1,600, Myanmar’s military government has said on state television, as rescuers dig through the rubble of ...

A major, 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Myanmar on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. At a depth of about six miles, the quake was relatively shallow, which made it ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

A powerful earthquake centred in Myanmar struck South Asia on Friday, killing several people and causing extensive damage, with rescuers in Bangkok searching for 81 people in the rubble of a ...

At least 144 people have been killed and 730 others injured in Myanmar following a powerful earthquake, according to the head of the country's military government. "The death toll and injuries are ...

A high-rise building in Bangkok, Thailand, collapsed after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday, March 28 Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

The epicenter of the major 7.7-magnitude earthquake was near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city. US experts estimated there could be thousands of deaths. https ...

Myanmar is one of the most seismically active regions in the world, but it does not have the same level of earthquake-resistant building design as other earthquake-prone countries, like Japan.

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 ...

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.