Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...

Critics say the country’s often-incompetent military government has delayed and restricted the arrival and distribution of crucial aid. By Verena Hölzl Seven days after an earthquake devastated ...

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At least 14 aftershocks have hit Myanmar since the 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday, an interactive map on the USGS website shows ... Get Breaking News First and Latest Updates from India and around ...