The science behind the powerful earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand

The science behind the powerful earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand

WHAT MADE THIS QUAKE ATTACH ME SO MUCH?

In recent years, Region has experienced a number of quakes, with one of them of the 6.8 scale, resulting in at least 26 deaths and dozens of injuries.

However, according to Bill McGuire, another analyst at UCL, Friday’s event was “probably the biggest” to hit Myanmar’s mainland in three quarters of a decade.

The deep level of the earthquake meant the injury would be more serious, according to Roger Musson, an honorary research brother at the British Geological Survey. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake’s epicentre was only 10 kilometers ( 66.2 miles ) deep.

This is very harmful because it happened at a deep depth, and the shockwaves do not dissipate as they travel from the earthquake’s point of view to the surface. The houses experienced total shaking in full power.

The geological waves don’t emit out from the core; they radiate out from the entire range of the problem, he said, so it’s important not to focus on epicentres.