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Myanmar is considered to be one of the most geologically "active" areas in the world because it sits on top of the convergence of four of these tectonic plates - the Eurasian plate, the Indian plate, the Sunda plate and the Burma microplate.

The Himalayas were formed by the Indian plate colliding with the Eurasian plate, and the 2004 Tsunami as a result of the Indian plate moving beneath the Burma microplate.

The area is particularly vulnerable to temblors due to the tension accumulated from the interactions of two tectonic plates, the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which may lead to sudden releases in the form of earthquakes.

Part of the Indian Plate appears to be “delaminating” as it slides under the Eurasian Plate, with the dense bottom part peeling away from the top.

The thin oceanic slabs readily plunged below the Eurasian Plate while the thick continental crust plowed headlong into Eurasia like a battering ram.