Japan estimates feared megaquake could cause $1.8 trln in damage, kill 300,000 people
Japan's economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific coast, ...
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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 ...
'The Myanmar fault is the same type of strike-slip fault as that of San Andreas'
Yann Klinger is a seismologist at the Institut de Physique du Globe in Paris. He describes the geophysical activity in the ...
What caused the Myanmar earthquake - and why did it cause a building in Bangkok to collapse?
A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.
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.
The Tectonic Link
This devastation is related to the tectonic story of this region, which connects most regions in South and Southeast Asia to one another. The northward motion of the Indian Plate continues to build ...
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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.
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Japan estimates feared megaquake could cause US$1.8 trillion in damage, kill 300,000 people
TOKYO: Japan's economy could lose as much as US$1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific ...