Myanmar Earthquake: Devastating Quake Strikes Tectonically Active Region

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, causing widespread devastation with hundreds dead, thousands injured, and significant infrastructure damage. The quake's tremors reached Bangkok, Thailand, toppling a skyscraper under construction. The earthquake occurred in the seismically active Alpide Belt, a complex zone where the Indian and Sunda plates collide, forming a strike-slip fault. Experts describe the quake as similar to an 1839 magnitude 8.0 event in the same region, a predictable occurrence within the expected timeframe, with significant aftershocks likely in the coming weeks and months.