PHOTOS: 7.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Myanmar and Thailand
A massive earthquake rocked the heart of mainland Southeast Asia on Friday, causing deadly destruction in Myanmar and in the Thai capital.
The magnitude 7.7 quake struck at 12:50 p.m. Myanmar time. Buildings collapsed across a swath of central Myanmar, a country already reeling from four years of civil war since a military coup.
In neighboring Thailand, water tumbled from swimming pools situated on skyscrapers in Bangkok, and a high-rise construction site collapsed, leaving dozens of people trapped inside.
Workers run from a building as it collapses at a construction site in Bangkok, during an earthquake in central Myanmar.(Khon Su Cheevit Adeet Mai Suay Rok Na via AFP)Volunteers look for survivors at a damaged building after an earthquake in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.(Aung Shine Oo/AP)A worker in Bangkok reacts near a site of a collapsed building after the earthquake in neighboring Myanmar, March 28, 2025.(Ann Wang/Reuters)Collapsed buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar, after an earthquake, March 28, 2025.(AFP)Damaged stupas are seen after earthquake, March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.(Aung Shine Oo/AP)Rescue workers in Bangkok walk past the debris of a construction site after a building collapsed on March 28, 2025, following an earthquake in Myanmar.(Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP)A damaged building after earthquake, March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.(Aung Shine Oo/AP)A woman in Bangkok stands outside a building after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, March 28, 2025.(Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)People in Bangkok gather on the street after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, March 28, 2025.(Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in Myanmar.(Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP)Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing arrives to meet earthquake survivors gathered at a hospital in Naypyidaw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.(Sai Aung Main/AFP)A building collapses in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025, during an earthquake.(AFP)People stand at the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, March 28, 2025.(Ann Wang/Reuters)A rescuer worker at a collapsed building in Naypyidaw, March 28, 2025, following an earthquake in central Myanmar.(Sai Aung Main/AFP)
This content originally appeared on Radio Free Asia and was authored by RFA Staff.
