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

Bangkok has been officially declared a disaster area by the city governor. There were initial reports of widespread structural damage to high rise buildings and city infrastructure.

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. The earthquake ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...