Since 1950, there have been 21 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above in what is know as the Lhasa block, the largest of which was the 6.9-magnitude quake in Mainling in 2017, according to CCTV.

Plates at subduction zones typically move just a few centimeters per year. But when accumulated stress at these convergent ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Two of the most damaging earthquakes in history occurred on January 17, marking significant advancements in engineering and infrastructure resilience. The Great ...

Chinese media also reported multiple aftershocks, the largest of which was 4.4 ... the India and Eurasia plate boundary has a history of large earthquakes," the USGS said in a summary of the ...