Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local ...

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated region with vulnerable buildings.

The earthquake is what geologists call a 'slip-strike' tremor, triggered by two tectonic plates suddenly moving past one another. When the plates get stuck on each other in the fault region ...

open image in gallery People stand near debris of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, on 28 March 2025 (AFP via Getty) One active period, from 1897 to 1912 ...

Depending on the location, there may be secondary hazards triggered by earthquakes, such as landslides, fires or tsunamis, he said. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives ...