The area near the quake is heavily populated, suggesting that the death toll may rise significantly. Mandalay, Myanmar’s ...

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive ...

Satellite images and maps expose scale of destruction in Myanmar after the earthquake that killed over 2,000 people and has ...

A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, causing damage and casualties across the country and in neighbouring ...

The U.S. Geological Service's predictive modelling estimated Myanmar's death toll could eventually top 10,000 and losses ...

Notably, Myanmar is one of the most prone regions to earthquakes, as it features in the red zone with a high risk of earthquakes on the Global Seismic Risk Map. The Sagaing Fault is an important ...

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake measured 7.7 on the Richter scale, striking 10 miles (16 kilometres) northwest of Sagaing, Myanmar at around 12.50pm local time.

It is thought the death toll will continue to rise. The map above shows the epicenter of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in ...

S ince March 28th, when a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar’s central heartlands, the country’s brutal junta has tried to ...

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This earthquake was the result of a strike-slip fault movement along the Sagaing Fault line, which runs north to south within Myanmar.