The data for earthquakes over the 50-year period from 1970 to 2020 ranges from over 40,000 magnitude 4.5 earthquakes releasing around 350,000 million joules of energy each, to just two magnitude 9 ...

On the street, the people who could escape from dangerous conditions ... In Bangkok, which was also hit by the quake, rescue efforts have focused on a 30-story building that collapsed following the ...

A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with ...

7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Southeast Asia, mainly impacting Myanmar and Thailand. Earthquakes are relatively common in Myanmar, where six strong quakes of 7.0 magnitude or more struck between ...

He managed to escape, dazed and covered in dust ... The Thai capital is not a city used to earthquakes and in recent decades condominiums have sprung up across its congested streets.

IRISH people living in Bangkok have spoken of their terror after a devastating earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand. Tremors from the earthquake were ...

More than one million people were evacuated from coastal regions to escape the tsunami produced ... trust and confidence in its response to earthquakes, which are common in the country.