Deep multiparameter analysis of the precursory lithospheric, atmospheric and ionospheric anomalies before and during the 28 March 2025 Mw7.7 Myanmar-Burma earthquake

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Authors: Angelo De Santis, Xuemin Zhang, Saioa Arquero Campuzano, Pan Xiong, Gianfranco Cianchini, Jing Liu, Serena D'Arcangelo, Na Yang, Mariagrazia De, Xinyan OUYANG, Martina Orlando, Maoning Feng
+7 more Loredana Perrone, Yongxian Zhang, Dario Sabbagh, Xinyi Jia, Maurizio Soldani, Hong Liu, Ariana Varela-Mendez
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Abstract

On March 28, 2025, at 06:20:52 UTC (12:50:52 LT), a catastrophic Mw 7.7 earthquake occurred in central Myanmar-Burma, marking one of the most devastating seismic events in recent history. The earthquake occurred along the Sagaing Fault (SF), a highly active right-lateral strike-slip fault that accommodates the northward motion of the Indian Plate relative to the Sunda Plate. A multiparametric approach has been applied in order to study the preparation phase of this great earthquake, analyzing data from ground, atmosphere and satellite, with a total of eleven kinds of potential earthquake precursors. The results show a sigmoid pattern of all anomalies before and during the earthquake occurrence, typical of a critical system approaching a critical point. The sequence of the anomalies and their space and time concentration support the lithosphere-atmosphere-ionosphere coupling (LAIC) model.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Earthquake Detection and Analysis earthquake and tectonic studies High-pressure geophysics and materials

Publication details

Journal / source
Tectonophysics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
926
Pages
231101–231101
Publication date
30 January 2026
Language
EN