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