New Delhi:
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake, and an aftershock of 6.8, hit central Myanmar at 12.50pm (native time) Friday. The epicentre was 16km northwest of the town of Sagaing, and at a depth of 10km, the USA Geological Survey stated. There are experiences of casualties however no tsunami warning has been issued.
Tremors have been felt as distant as northern Thailand, the place some metro and rail providers have been suspended in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is holding an “pressing assembly” to overview the disaster and has declared a state of ’emergency’ within the capital metropolis.
China’s Yunnan province additionally reported sturdy tremors; the China Earthquake Networks Heart stated the magnitude was 7.9. And delicate tremors have been additionally reported from Kolkata in Bengal and elements of Manipur, in addition to Dhaka and Chattogram in Bangladesh, information company PTI stated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated India stands prepared to supply any help wanted.
Terrifying videos on X showed buildings shaking in Bangkok and different cities, with individuals operating onto the streets in panic. “I heard it… I used to be sleeping in the home after which I ran so far as I might in my pyjamas out of the constructing,” Duangjai, a resident of well-liked vacationer metropolis Chiang Mai, instructed AFP.
One significantly horrifying video confirmed water from an infinity pool falling over the sting.
Complete Bangkok shook like Loopy! #Bangkok #earthquake pic.twitter.com/99v7ySZDGc
— Srushti Gopani (@DrSrushtiG) March 28, 2025
One other confirmed the water in a small pool in a non-public residence splashing violently, creating what appeared like mini-tsunamis.
Large earthquake in Bangkok. Complete constructing was shaking for 3 min or so pic.twitter.com/ztizXSoGl1
— On The Rug (@On_the_Rug) March 28, 2025
And one other confirmed an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok’s Chatuchak neighbourhood collapsing. In keeping with experiences, 43 staff have been trapped amid the particles.
“After I arrived to examine the location, I heard individuals calling for assist, saying assist me,” Worapat Sukthai, deputy police chief of Bang Sue district, instructed AFP. “We estimate that a whole lot of persons are injured however we’re nonetheless figuring out the variety of casualties.”
Breaking: Video reveals the second a skyscraper beneath building collapsed attributable to earthquake in Bangkok. pic.twitter.com/OIdxc4epKf
— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) March 28, 2025
In Myanmar, an previous bridge over the Irrawaddy River andsome residential buildings having collapsed, with photographs from Mandalay (round 24km from Sagaing) suggesting extra individuals could also be trapped.
Devastation throughout the town of Mandalay in Myanmar, on account of in the present day’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake, with dozens of buildings having collapsed in addition to the Ava Bridge over the Irrawaddy River. pic.twitter.com/8YE8KsxXws
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 28, 2025
Different movies confirmed in depth harm to the airport in Mandalay and to a monastery close to the town of Taunggyi, in Myanmar’s Shan State that’s on the border to Thailand.
A Buddhist monastery collapsed close to Taunggyi metropolis, Shan State which is bordered to Thailand. pic.twitter.com/WmRjpndnjn
— Heung Min Son (@heungburma) March 28, 2025
Earthquakes are comparatively frequent in Myanmar, the place six sturdy quakes of seven.0 magnitude or extra struck between 1930 and 1956 close to the Sagaing Fault, which runs north to south by the nation.
A robust 6.8-magnitude earthquake, within the historic capital Bagan in central Myanmar, killed three individuals in 2016, additionally toppling spires and crumbling temple partitions on the vacationer vacation spot.
The impoverished nation has a strained medical system, particularly in its rural states.
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