Turkey-Syria earthquakes: shallow depth of main shocks is a key reason why they’ve been so devastating

The shallower an earthquake is, the more intense and destructive the ground shaking

6.8 M earthquake hits Myanmar, tremors in east India

No life loss has been reported in India yet

Why are shallow earthquakes more destructive? The disaster in Java is a devastating example

The disaster should serve as a wake-up call to improve building practices in Indonesia

New study can help improve earthquake prediction

An equation developed by researchers brings back focus on earthquake prediction

Scientists re-confirm possibility of large earthquakes in the Himalayas

The study is based on data collected from 70 continuous and three episodic GPS stations in different parts of country from 1996 to 2015

Earthquake alert system in Uttarakhand to be expanded

100 new sensors along with the existing 84 spread over 200 kilometres will cover the gap area and help monitor the seismic activity

Joshimath Crisis: We must learn to live with earthquakes in the Himalayas

The Himalayan frontier area where Joshimath is located has witnessed many earthquakes in the past

Nepal earthquake may have 'unzipped' fault line, boosting risk of future quake

New research shows the earthquake that struck central Nepal in April this year was only a partial rupture of the fault line, meaning another …

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Reducing avoidable indirect deaths

Trauma, grief and loss of livelihood, among others, are some imminent dangers to survivors