The 7.7 Myanmar temblor raises questions about earthquake preparedness in Southeast Asia — and California. What can the rest ...

Weak building codes and years of government unrest appear to have contributed to the devastation from the magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake, a leading seismic safety expert in the region said.

Lessons from a disaster: Binod Tiwari, a geo-technical engineer from Cal State Fullerton, examines a building damaged by the April 25 earthquake in Nepal. Photo: Los Angeles Times/TNS/Molly ...

Entombed under his hotel bed for five days in the debris, two things enabled teacher Tin Maung Htwe to survive Myanmar's devastating earthquake: old school lessons and his own urine. The primary ...

Volunteers look for survivors near a building damaged in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press) ...

Rescue operations are in full swing following the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake centred in Myanmar, which, according to official estimates, has claimed more than 1,600 lives. With the death ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday has killed more than 1,600 people and injured more than 3,400 and was felt as far as Thailand, Laos and southern China.

Sagaing (Myanmar) (AFP) – Entombed under his hotel bed for five days in the debris, two things enabled teacher Tin Maung Htwe to survive Myanmar's devastating earthquake: old school lessons and ...