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Why Was the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand So Devastating?
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings ...
Why Myanmar is frequently rocked by earthquakes
The quake took place on the Sagaing Fault, which runs north to south through the centre of Myanmar, and is prone to ...
Myanmar quake: Power of tectonic plates almost impossible to imagine until it's suddenly released
An earthquake is extremely destructive if it occurs shallow in the Earth's crust and near population centres - Friday's earthquake in Myanmar did both.
Why earthquakes are frequent in Myanmar: Fault lines and tectonic setting explained
Earthquakes are relatively common in Myanmar, where six strong quakes of 7.0 magnitude or more struck between 1930 and 1956 ...
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Quake-hit Myanmar ‘sandwiched’ between tectonic plates
A local geologist says the tectonic plate movement that caused last week's earthquake in Myanmar was also behind the 2004 ...
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Is Myanmar Prone to Earthquakes? A Look at the Tectonic Activity
It is highly prone to earthquakes due to its location on the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.