The paper specifically identifies the Alpide belt, also known as the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt which contains the Alps, Pyrenees and the Himalayas, as well-suited for this type of natural ...

The USGS issued a tsunami warning along the Papua New Guinea coastline after the temblor on Saturday morning local time.

Yes, earthquakes are pretty common in Myanmar. It sits within the Alpide belt, the second-most seismically active region in the world after the Pacific Ring of Fire. The Sunda Megathrust and the ...

Myanmar's seismic vulnerability is attributed to its complex fault lines within the Alpide Belt. NEW DELHI: A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar, early Friday ...