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Scientists explain why Myanmar quake was so deadly

Automatic assessments from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the shallow 7.7-magnitude quake northwest of the central Myanmar city of Sagaing triggered a...

PHOTOS: See the destruction in Myanmar, Thailand from 7.7 magnitude earthquake

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake impacted much of Southeast Asia on Friday, with mounting casualties and leveled buildings from Myanmar to Thailand. The epicenter was in Mandalay,...

Myanmar earthquake: Moment rescuers pull woman alive from rubble

Rescuers in Myanmar pulled a woman alive from the debris of a collapsed apartment block in Mandalay, more than a day after she was...

Scientists reveal why the Myanmar earthquake is so bad – and warn the worst may be yet to come

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...

Myanmar earthquake unleashed energy equivalent to “334 atomic bombs,” geologist says

The 7.7-magnitude quake that struck Myanmar on Friday unleashed the energy equivalent of more than 300 atomic bomb explosions, a geologist told CNN, as...

Death toll rises to more than 1,600 from Myanmar earthquake, authorities say

More than 1,600 people are confirmed dead from the devastating quake in Myanmar, the ruling military authorities said on state television. The toll has leapt...

What caused Myanmar and Thailand earthquake and how big was it?

An earthquake with a 7.7 magnitude has hit central Myanmar, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has said, with Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, among other areas...

What we know about the worst earthquake to hit Myanmar since 1946

Rescuers are racing through rubble and assessing the damage across hundreds of miles of Southeast Asia after a powerful quake struck the war-ravaged country...

Myanmar earthquake was triggered by a strike-slip fault. Here’s what that is, according to a CNN meteorologist

A strike-slip fault — when two tectonic plates move side by side — triggered the powerful earthquake in Myanmar that was felt across the...

Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake: Here’s what we know about the Sagaing Fault

Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar ruptured along the Sagaing Fault, a major fault that is part of the complicated tectonic plate structure of the Tibetan...

Myanmar earthquake is strongest the country has seen in over 100 years

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar was the most powerful the country has seen in more than 100 years. See how it stacks up...

Myanmar earthquake was “not unexpected,” scientist says

The powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar was “not an unexpected event,” Shengji Wei, principal investigator at the Earth Observatory of Singapore told CNN’s...

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