In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

The Sagaing Fault is a strike-slip fault, the sliding face between two tectonic blocks that simply slide horizontally along each other’s sides. Furthemore, the Sagaing Fault is said to be a ...

Can we compare the Myanmar fault with the American one? Yes, it's the same type of strike-slip fault. You could also compare the Sagaing fault to the Turkish fault involved in the 2023 earthquake.

A massive 7.7 earthquake and powerful aftershock struck near Mandalay, Burma, shaking buildings and damaging infrastructure ...

BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Director Daryono stated that the 2025 earthquake in Turkey is considered shallow due to activity ...

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings built to withstand temblors ...

TEHRAN - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 in the Sea of Marmara, 40 km from Istanbul, Turkiye, shook at 12:49 pm ...

The earthquake that shook Myanmar a week ago was a "special" type of strike-slip fault, with a rupture about 450 kilometers long in only 80 to 90 seconds, causing intense effects in places located ...

BMKG states that the earthquake in Turkey has caused 236 people to be injured and 378 buildings to be lightly damaged.

TEHRAN - The Sagaing Fault, passing nearby Mandalay, Myanmar, has a long history of destructive earthquakes. In 1946, in an ...

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Julian rattled much of Southern California and Tijuana just after 10 a.m. Monday, prompting ...