It’s the ‘Mandalay earthquake’ insist Myanmar’s nervous generals, for whom the word ‘Sagaing’ has ominous undertones in the ...

A 9.1-magnitude earthquake and tsunami off the west coast of northern Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, killed more than 283,000 people and displaced over 1 million more across 10 countries in Asia and ...

Past events, such as the 9.1-magnitude Sumatra-Andaman earthquake in 2004 and the 6.8-magnitude Burma earthquake in 2011, demonstrated that tremors could still cause structural damage in Thailand.

Although Vietnam is not located on major tectonic belts and is unlikely to experience devastating earthquakes, the country ...

KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred at 1.19 pm on Saturday (Dec 30) off the northwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, according to the Malaysian ...

The research is published in the journal Ambio. Dr. Poti's research highlights the impact of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami on mangrove ecosystems in these islands. The tsunami ...

Andaman Megathrust Zone ... as seen with the moderate damage caused by the tsunami from the 2004 Sumatra Earthquake. Sagaing Fault Zone: Running through central Myanmar, this large transform ...

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5. off the coast of Chile near Valdivia and Puerto Montt area.