More details about the Myanmar earthquake are emerging

Thanks to rapid scientific analysis, we now have a better understanding of what happened, how it happened, why it affected such a large area, and how devastating the Myanmar earthquake must have been. But why did a high-rise building collapse a thousand kilometers away?

More details about the Myanmar earthquake are emerging

A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.

As the rescue and recovery efforts continue to rise in Myanmar razed by the earthquakes, new details on how the geological adjustment amplified the disaster are beginning to emerge. The magnitude 7.7 earthquake on 28 March that crossed South-East Asia [...]