Devastating M7.7 Earthquake Strikes Myanmar Geologist Analysis

A devastating M7.7 earthquake just struck Myanmar / Burma, and now perhaps as many as 100,000 or more are feared dead. This earthquake was especially damaging due to it striking just west of the nation’s 2nd most populous city. The earthquake even caused a skyscraper to collapse far away from its epicenter in Thailand. Today’s video will discuss why this earthquake occurred through the perspective and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey (Data Owner), Kachadoorian, Reuben (Photographer), “Massive damage caused by Earthquake. San Fernando, California, Earthquake February 1971.“, USGS Denver Library Photographic Collection, Public Domain, #/item/51dd6ad5e4b0f72b44719e44. This image was overlaid with text, and then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). Note: Due to my inability to quickly license a relevant earthquake damage photo, I am using a placeholder ima