Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile) – 9.5 magnitude This earthquake struck on May 22, 1960, and remains the strongest earthquake ever recorded. It led to widespread destruction and numerous deaths.

one of the world's poorest countries, showed many collapsed buildings, and authorities said the death toll was likely to rise The 7.7 magnitude quake was centered near Myanmar's second-largest ...

The eyes of the world’s news media are trained on Thailand and Myanmar, where a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake has left ... Myanmar’s second-largest city. Dramatic photos of the damage ...

Already suffering the brutal toll of four years of civil war, one of the world’s poorest countries is now facing the humanitarian crisis of a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 1,600 ...

The world's largest humanitarian network said needs ... country of over 50 million people were immense even before the earthquake. Myanmar has been ravaged by four years of civil war sparked ...

UNICEF is on the ground in Myanmar, working to meet children's needs. The earthquakes are the latest blow to a country ...

Myanmar is the world's third-largest tin producer and a dominant ... are about 425 km (265 miles) away from earthquake epicentre, which according to the United States Geological Survey, was ...

BANGKOK — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring ... clear — particularly in Myanmar, one of the world’s poorest countries. It is embroiled in a civil war and information ...

BANGKOK -- A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring ... immediately clear - particularly in Myanmar, one of the world's poorest countries. It is embroiled in a civil war, and ...