Sein Pan Ward in Mandalay, Myanmar, was all but destroyed by the March 2025 earthquake and resulting fires. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons.)
What a devastating earthquake revealed about future quake risk
A USC Dornsife-led study found that faults that appear simple can produce surprisingly complex earthquakes.
A devastating earthquake in Myanmar is giving scientists new insight into how major quakes start, spread and grow. The findings could improve risk estimates for dangerous faults around the world.
A new study, published in the journal Science and led by researchers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, finds that faults that appear structurally simple can produce surprisingly complex earthquakes.