Santi Pailoplee, a geology professor at the university's Faculty of Science, said that while scientists can assess areas at risk of earthquakes, it remains impossible to predict the exact times and ...

Malaysia is not situated along the collision zone of major tectonic plates, but several minor tremors have been recorded in ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit Leh, Ladakh at 5:38 pm (IST) today: National Center for ...

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.

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.