On March 28, 2025, a major earthquake with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.7 struck Mandalay, central Myanmar (referred to as ...

The Earth Observatory of Singapore, a research institute at the Nanyang Technological University, removed two-thirds of its seismic monitors in Myanmar last year because of “logistic difficulty ...

That was true on Friday, when the earthquake in Myanmar produced violent, high-frequency seismic waves; they destroyed low-rise buildings, Buddhist pagodas and other structures near to the quake ...

In the aftermath of the magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 earthquakes that struck central Myanmar on March 28, the World Health ...

The shallowness of the rupture meant that all of the waves of seismic energy it generated arrived at Earth’s surface at nearly the same time, producing powerful, catastrophic shaking, says Susan ...

Myanmar earthquake: The science behind the devastating 7.7 magnitude tremor. ... "It's important not to be focused on epicentres because the seismic waves don't radiate out from the epicentre ...

Myanmar earthquake caused by rare type of superfast rupture, ... In supershear quakes, scientists say the rupture underground travels faster than the seismic waves it produces.

The entire rupture zone produces seismic waves. In 1906, Ferndale was over 200 miles from the epicenter but less than 30 miles from where the rupture likely ended.

Buildings between 10 and 20 stories are particularly susceptible to the intensification of high-frequency seismic waves with soft soil, leading to long-term oscillations and stress in joints.