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Preliminary numbers are 7.7 magnitude and around 4 minutes of shaking. Myanmar is no stranger to earthquakes. The plate boundary between the India Plate and Eurasia Plate runs approximately north-south, cutting through the middle of the country. These two plates move past each other as they are moving at different rates along a transform plate boundary (a bit like the San Andreas Fault in California). Although such strike slip earthquakes are of smaller magnitude than the largest earthquakes seen in subduction zones such as we have along the coast of the PNW, like to the south in Sumatra, they can still reach magnitudes 7 to 8 and cause severe destruction, as we are seeing in Myanmar today

Myanmar and Thailand earthquake live updates: Huge quake kills at least 144 in Myanmar, with many trapped as buildings collapse Hundreds are also injured in Myanmar, according to an army general, as the 7.7 magnitude quake is felt in neighbouring countries.

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A Good size shake right at the southern end of the Cascadia Subduction Zone...hopefully not the zipper coming unstuck.

Northern Calif. tsunami warning issued after 7.0 magnitude earthquake The earthquake hit the area on Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Could the age of advanced earthquake warnings be upon us?

Earthquake scientists are learning warning signs of 'The Big One.' When should they tell the public? For U.S. seismologists, Japan’s “megaquake” warning last week renewed discussion about when and how to warn people on the West Coast if they find elevated risk of a major earthquake.