The Latest Breaking News from Earthquakes

Istanbul’s earthquake leaves residents anxious, reviving memories of past disasters and fears of future catastrophes.

The incident, which started at 12:49 pm local time during a public holiday when many children were out of school and celebrating in the streets, caused widespread panic in Istanbul, which is on tenterhooks due to the looming threat of a major earthquake.

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Earthquakes and the damage they cause are apolitical. Collectively, we either prepare for future earthquakes or the population eventually pays the price. The earthquakes that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, collapsing buildings and causing over 2,700 deaths, were a sobering reminder of the risks and the need for preparation.

Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead.

Besides, the earthquakes also rocked down several buildings, bridges, and a Buddhist monastery. Read further on Dynamite News:

Myanmar’s location between two tectonic plates – the India and Eurasia plates – places it at particular risk of quakes.

Here's the science behind the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday (March 28).

A skyscraper in Bangkok collapsed as the huge 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed scores of people