Myanmar: Why is this region prone to earthquakes and what would have led to today's deadly tremors?

Two violent earthquakes rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in the collapse of a building in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, and prompting evacuations across the city, as well as in neighbouring Myanmar.  A New York Times report claim that over 20 people are dead in Myanmar due to the violent earthquake of 7.7 magnitude. It was followed by another earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4, which shook the area 12 minutes later.According to the US Geological Survey and Germany's GFZ Centre for Geosciences, the midday temblor was a shallow 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), with an epicentre in Myanmar. 

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