Myanmar earthquake in frames

A powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, turning a major hospital in the Myanmar capital into a “mass casualty area” and trapping dozens of workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok. The 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing on Friday afternoon at a shallow depth, the United States Geological Survey said. A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit the same area minutes later.

A powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, turning a major hospital in the Myanmar capital into a “mass casualty area” and trapping dozens of workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok.

The 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing on Friday afternoon at a shallow depth, the United States Geological Survey said.

A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit the same area minutes later.

The quakes wrought widespread damage, particularly in Myanmar, where buildings fell onto their sides, roads cracked open, and the well-known Ava bridge collapsed near the epicentre.

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Women walk past debris in the National Museum in Naypyidaw on 28 March 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar
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Medical workers transport an earthquake casualty in the compound of a hospital in Naypyidaw on 28 March 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on 28 March, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand
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Survivors wait to receive medical attention as they lie on the ground of the compound of a hospital in Naypyidaw on 28 March 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar
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Damage is seen to part of the emergency department of a hospital in Naypyidaw on 28 March 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar
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Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing (C) gestures as earthquake survivors gather in the compound of a hospital in Naypyidaw on 28 March 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar
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Infographic showing the difference between two types of earthquake measurement: magnitude and intensity
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People stand outside an office building in Bangkok on 28 March 2025 after an earthquake
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People gather outside a shopping mall in Bangkok on 28 March 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar
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A man walks along a damaged road in Naypyidaw on 28 March 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar
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Infographic map showing the wider region surrounding the epicentre of a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March
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Earthquake victims lie on the ground of the compound of a hospital in Naypyidaw on 28 March 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar
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Earthquake survivors lie on bed in of the compound of a hospital in Naypyidaw on 28 March 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar
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Rescue teams are seen at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.
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Rescue workers look at the debris of a construction site after a building collapsed in Bangkok on 28 March 2025, following an earthquake
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Cracks are seen on a road in Naypyidaw on 28 March 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on 28 March, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.
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