A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar on March 28, 2025, causing severe damage and over 1,600 deaths. Tremors reached Bangkok, resulting in casualties and structural damage. The Thai government conducted safety checks on vital infrastructure and reassured visitors that popular tourist destinations remained unaffected and operational.

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Thailand was rocked by powerful tremors after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar on Friday. A skyscraper collapsed in Bangkok, trapping construction workers. Videos of water pouring from a pool in a high-rise building in the city went viral.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday causing mass destruction. More than 1600 people are dead and authorities expect that number to rise.

It sent buildings in many areas toppling to the ground, buckled roads, caused bridges to collapse and burst a dam.

A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand.

Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC analyzed by The Associated Press show the earthquake toppled the air traffic control tower at Naypyitaw International Airport

Efforts to find hundreds still missing continue, as rescue teams and aid struggle to reach the worst-hit areas.

Extensive damage could be seen in Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw on Sunday, two days after a massive earthquake killed more than 1,600 people and left countless others buried.