2025 Myanmar earthquake

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2025-myanmar-earthquake

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date and time of event?March 28, 2025, 12:50:52 MMT (06:20:52 UTC)
2. What is the location of epicenter?Sagaing Region, Myanmar, near Mandalay
3. What happened in Myanmar on March 28, 2025?A huge earthquake shook Myanmar, making buildings wobble and the ground feel like jelly.
4. How strong was the earthquake?The quake had a magnitude between 7.7 and 7.9, and the shaking felt extreme, like a score of X on the intensity scale.

Moment Magnitude (Mw): A logarithmic scale measuring the total energy released by an earthquake.
Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI): A scale that measures the effects of an earthquake on people, buildings, and the environment.
Tectonic Plate Boundary: The zone where two tectonic plates meet and interact, often leading to seismic activity.
Transform Fault: A geological fault where two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other.