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After the huge destruction and aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, we take a look at some of the most powerful tremors ever recorded across the world - triggering huge devastation ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government says it will send a five-member investigation team to Myanmar, following the earthquake that struck the central part of the country on Friday. ( read original story ...)

A government-appointed panel, composed of volcanologists and disaster preparedness experts, has now issued a set of guidelines on how to handle such a crisis, particularly if the eruption leads to widespread ashfall. ( read original story ...)

Earthquakes have affected our planet's history and geography over millions of years. While tremors can occur worldwide, some countries experience significantly more seismic activity due to their proximity to major fault lines and tectonic plate borders. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Meteorological Agency says the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that jolted central Myanmar on Friday was caused by horizontal slips of land, called "strike-slip" faults. ( read original story ...)

Damage is reported in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city (which lies 600km away from the epicentre) and in Naypyidaw, the country’s capital. The control tower of that city’s airport has collapsed, according to Mary Callahan of the University of Washington. ( read original story ...)

More than 20 earthquakes have hit central and southeast Asia in the last 24 hours, with one of the most powerful in 75 years in Myanmar. ( read original story ...)

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5. off the coast of Chile near Valdivia and Puerto Montt area. ( read original story ...)

Japan Thursday disclosed an evacuation plan for 120,000 residents of islands near Taiwan as it announced an evacuation drill in fiscal 2026. The contingency plans are in case of an emergency. ( read original story ...)

As the saying goes, "where there's smoke, there's fire." And nothing could be further from the truth, as it has ( read original story ...)

A major earthquake in Myanmar has prompted Japanese firms operating in the country to confirm the safety of their employees. ( read original story ...)

Pictures shared by Thai locals show water cascading over rooftops as tremors shake pools set on high-rise buildings after the "significant" earthquake hit Bangkok ... ( read original story ...)

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Mount Fuji erupted. The disaster came on the heels of the Great Hōei earthquake, whose tectonic activity compressed magma deep within the mountain, causing a gigantic explosion that blanketed the area ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) did not include "complex disasters," a situation when nuclear accidents occur simultaneously with ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, is back in the catastrophe bond market with an initial target ... ( read original story ...)