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The famed San Andreas Fault in California is nearly identical to the one that caused last week’s destructive tremor in Myanmar, and is also overdue for an earthquake.
Two separate earthquakes were reported near the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The 7.7 Myanmar temblor raises questions about earthquake preparedness in Southeast Asia — and California. What can the rest ...
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported in Los Angeles County on Sunday night, centered about 22 miles off the coast of ...
particularly compared to Japan and California,” said Wei Shengji, an earthquake geophysicist at Singapore’s Nanyang ...
The earthquake, centered near Mandalay — a city of some 1.5 million, brought down buildings and damaged other infrastructure ...
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings ...
The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.
Myanmar’s location between two tectonic plates – the India and Eurasia plates – places it at particular risk of quakes.
HOLLISTER – A magnitude 3.1 earthquake rattled the Hollister area Thursday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake’s impact extended beyond Myanmar’s borders ... regions of the world with known active fault lines, including California and Japan, building codes are often designed to withstand ...
A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than ... noted that older buildings can and have been strengthened, such as in California, western Canada and New Zealand.