More than 150 dead in Myanmar earthquake
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• Powerful quake rocks Myanmar: At least 144 people were killed and more than 730 injured after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck near the city of Mandalay, according to the head of the Myanmar’s military government, who warned that casualties are likely to rise.
• Buildings collapse in Bangkok: The quake triggered the collapse of buildings hundreds of miles away in Thailand. At least 10 people have died in the nation’s capital and dozens are believed to be trapped under the rubble of an under-construction high-rise, officials said.
• Disaster response hindered: Myanmar, one of Asia’s poorest nations, is reeling from a civil war sparked by a 2021 military coup. Weak infrastructure makes it ill-equipped to deal with major natural disasters. Swathes of the country are run by a patchwork of militias, making it extremely difficult to gather reliable information.
Rescue operations in Bangkok continue into Saturday morning
Rescue operations continued into Saturday morning local time in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, as authorities scrambled to find dozens of people thought to be trapped under a collapsed building.
Photographs from the scene in the Chatuchak region show rescue workers dressed in red and orange uniforms gathered around the base of the building, as rescue dogs clamber over rubble in search of the more than 100 people feared trapped.
Video posted online on Saturday morning local time by Thailand’s rescue dog association showed a dog barking at the towering mound of concrete, signaling to its handlers that it had located someone beneath the debris.
As of 10 p.m. (11 a.m. ET) on Friday, at least 10 people had died in the Thai capital due to the quake, according to Deputy Bangkok Governor Tavida Kamolvej.
Earlier, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that rescue crews were working to free more than 100 people from the building.
Anutin added the collapse was attributed to the failure of the building’s lower columns.
Quake death toll in Bangkok climbs to 10 with dozens still missing, city official says
At least 10 people were killed in the Thai capital of Bangkok after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck neighboring Myanmar, according to Tavida Kamolvej, Bangkok’s deputy governor.
In addition to the confirmed fatalities, 16 others were injured and 101 people were missing from three construction sites in the Din Daeng, Bang Sue and Chatuchak districts, as of 10 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET) on Friday, according to Kamolvej.
Officials advise residents of 2 Bangkok buildings to evacuate due to damage
Authorities in Bangkok are advising residents of two buildings in the city to evacuate after they sustained damage during Friday’s powerful earthquake in neighboring Myanmar.
The two buildings — one in the city’s Chatuchak district, the other in the Phra Khanong district — will be inspected for damage, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said.
The administration added that it had received nearly 1,000 reports of “structural concerns” across the city following the quake and a team of engineers will assess cases based on severity, with three high-risk cases identified so far.
The structural assessments will ramp up on Saturday morning.
In addition, five public parks and six temporary shelters have been opened for residents to seek refuge, with police and city officials being deployed to maintain safety, the administration said.
Nation's military leader makes rare call for help. Here's the latest after a deadly quake struck Myanmar
It’s now Saturday morning and the extent of the casualties is still emerging after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck war-torn Myanmar and caused chaos in some parts of neighboring Thailand.
Aid groups said communication blackouts and damaged roads are hindering their ability to reach people as crews are searching through the rubble and assessing damage.
Here’s what to know:
- Where things stand: At least 144 people in Myanmar have been killed and more than 700 more were injured in the earthquake, according to the leader of the country’s ruling military junta, Min Aung Hlaing. Hundreds of injured people have been arriving at a major hospital in Myanmar’s military-built capital of Naypyidaw. At least eight other people were killed after a building collapsed in Bangkok, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
- Bangkok building collapse: More than 100 people are still trapped under the rubble the high-rise that was under construction in Bangkok, according to Charnvirakul. People in the city were told to avoid tall buildings, but have now been given the green light to return home. Charnvirakul said inspections have been carried out on other buildings and no immediate dangers were found.
- Calls for aid: Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing made a rare call for help from the international community. The leader is the subject of a request for an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, and his military rarely cooperates with other countries. President Donald Trump said the US will help Myanmar and has been in contact with the country.
- Historic magnitude: Friday’s earthquake was the largest to hit Myanmar in more than a century. It ruptured along the Sagaing Fault. The last time a quake of such magnitude struck on land was the 2023 Turkey earthquake, which killed more than 50,000 people.
- What organizations are saying: The World Health Organization’s Margaret Harris said the damage from the earthquake is “enormous.” The International Rescue Committee’s Myanmar director, Mohamed Riyas, said it could be weeks before the full extend of the destruction is known. Federica Franco, of Medecins Sans Frontieres, said the organization is struggling to get an “emergency care team” to people who need it.
It could take years for some areas of Myanmar to rebuild, according to head of humanitarian organization
The director of a humanitarian organization in Myanmar said it could take years for some hard-hit areas to rebuild after being struck by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
“I think it would take even months and maybe some years, because the infrastructure is damaged,” said Dr. Kyi Minn, national director of World Vision Myanmar.
Minn is in Yangon but has been able to communicate with staff in the central city of Mandalay, who told him about collapsed buildings and injured people. He also said the highway from Yangon to Mandalay is “severely damaged” and the air control tower in the military-built capital of Naypyidaw has also collapsed.
Earthquake causes roaring waves in pool on top of high-rise building in Bangkok
The 7.7-magnitude Myanmar earthquake caused roaring waves at a pool terrace hundreds of miles away atop a high-rise building in Bangkok, Thailand.
A child can be heard crying as the water hits windows and flows down a set of stairs in the video below, which was posted on social media.
Poor communication and damaged roads in Myanmar creating obstacles for humanitarian teams, aid group says
Medecins Sans Frontieres is working to mobilize teams to areas in Myanmar impacted by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, but conditions are making travel and communication difficult, the humanitarian organization’s head of mission in the country said.
Federica Franco said in an audio message that the “situation is very complicated” for teams “because there are significant communication blackouts in some of the hardest-hit areas, and this is due to the ongoing conflict.”
Myanmar is already reeling from four years of civil war sparked by a bloody and economically destructive military coup, which has seen junta forces battle rebel groups across the country.
On top of communication blackouts, Franco said key roads have been damaged, including a highway that goes to Mandalay, the epicenter of the earthquake.
“We had a team on the road earlier today, but they had to come back. Some of the airports are also closed,” Franco said.
The mission head said the priority for MSF, also known as Doctors Without Borders, is to get an “emergency care team” to people who need it.
Bangkok roads brought to standstill after quake shuts key transport links
Parts of Thailand’s capital were brought to a standstill Friday evening after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in neighboring Myanmar disrupted the city’s key transport links.
Streams of stationary cars and motorbikes could be seen at the Ratchaprasong intersection in central Bangkok after the quake caused tremors across the country, as well as in some Chinese provinces.
Though busy roads are not an uncommon sight in the Thai capital, the popular BTS Skytrain service announced on X that it was temporarily shutting down to allow for safety inspections.
Two lines have since resumed service, and others will open Saturday morning, the service said.
Bangkok woman describes fleeing from 33rd floor of her apartment building after quake
One woman who lives in Bangkok said she was on the 33rd floor of her apartment building when a powerful earthquake struck neighboring Myanmar.
She grabbed her phone and started running down from the 33rd floor, telling others around her to run too. She said as she was making her way out of the building, ceiling paint was falling and everything was still swaying.
“I was thinking, you know, whatever happened, I just need to keep running until I hit the ground,” Pawita Sunthornpong said.
Also in Bangkok, which is hundreds of miles from the epicenter of the earthquake, a building that was under construction in the city collapsed, killing several people. Pawita Sunthornpong said when she made it outside, there was a lot of fear and confusion, with people looking at her building wondering, “Is this going to crumble?”
Pawita Sunthornpong, who went to stay outside of the city, said many of her friends don’t feel safe going back to their apartments: “There’s a lot of cracks everywhere, so people are still in a little bit of fear tonight.”
Myanmar earthquake is strongest the country has seen in over 100 years
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar was the most powerful the country has seen in more than 100 years.
See how it stacks up with others in the region:
British tourist initially thought earthquake tremors were from movie she was watching in Bangkok theater
A British tourist vacationing in Bangkok at the time of Friday’s powerful earthquake in neighboring Myanmar said she initially thought the tremors were because of effects from a film she was watching at a theater.
“I was watching a film called ‘The Red Envelope.’ It happened to be quite an action-packed scene when the shake happened, so I initially thought it could have been IMAX effects,” Mandy Tang, a 38-year-old from London, told Britain’s PA Media news agency.
Following Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, tremors were felt across Thailand as well as in nearby Chinese provinces.
It could be weeks before extent of Myanmar destruction is known, rescue chief says
It could be weeks before the full extent of the destruction in Myanmar is known following Friday’s earthquake, but the impact on the country is likely to be “severe,” according to the International Rescue Committee’s Myanmar director.
The limited amount of available information is partly due to communication lines being down and transportation being disrupted, Mohamed Riyas said in a statement.
The rescue chief added that the “damage to infrastructure and homes, loss of life, and injuries sustained by communities affected should not be underestimated.”
It is also extremely difficult to gather reliable information about issues affecting Myanmar, with the country’s military regularly cutting communications in conflict zones.
Myanmar's civil war complicates earthquake response, humanitarian worker says
Myanmar’s ongoing civil war makes getting a full picture of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake extremely difficult, a country director for an international non-governmental organization (NGO) operating there told CNN.
“Almost 80% of the country is outside of the control (of the military), and then they are controlled by different ethnic armed groups,” she said. “They’re controlled by the PDF (People’s Defense Force) under the NUG (National Unity Government), so you can’t have a full picture of what is going on.”
She added that the NGO is still trying to obtain information from heavily-affected cities where it doesn’t have a staff presence, such as Sagaing or Mandalay.
Her organization’s local offices are sending her reports, but internet connectivity in Myanmar is bad “on a good day,” she said. The earthquake only complicates matters further, causing a full blackout and cutting off communication with her staff for the first few hours after the quake.
A typical “response would be around emergency food, gas assistance or shelter,” she said. “But that is very difficult in the normal situation for response in Myanmar. On top of it, you have a disaster. To operate within the context where access is so complicated, it’s not an easy one.”
The quake is “further weakening the resilience of communities” in a country with millions of internally displaced people.
“With the earthquake, it just adds to the already difficult situation,” she said. The coming days would focus on putting a response plan together and coordinating with other NGOs and local groups.
US embassy in Myanmar says it is suspending non-emergency services
The US embassy in Myanmar said it is suspending “non-emergency consular services” in the wake of Friday’s earthquake that hit the heart of the country.
“We are suspending non-emergency consular services, including visa services, while continuing American Citizen Services,” the embassy posted on X, adding that these changes were made to “better assist American citizens” following the quake.
The embassy said that two additional centers — the American Center Yangon and Jefferson Center Mandalay — are also closed to the public.
President Donald Trump says US will help Myanmar
US President Donald Trump said the United States will help Myanmar after an earthquake hit near the country’s second-largest city, killing more than 140 people.
It comes after the leader of Myanmar’s ruling military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, made a rare call for help from the international community.
Min Aung Hlaing is the subject of a request for an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, and his military junta rarely cooperates with other nations.
Additionally, Myanmar is grappling with the Trump administration’s move to cut about $52 million in USAID funding, according to a new analysis from the think tank Center for Global Development. International organizations say the devastation from the major earthquake on Friday will be compounded by the loss of aid.
What it looks like on the ground following the Myanmar earthquake
Myanmar was hit by a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday, with tremors felt across Thailand as well as in nearby Chinese provinces. At least 144 people were killed in the quake, and officials warn the number of casualties is likely to rise.
Scroll through the photos below to see what it looks like on the ground in Myanmar and Thailand. You can see more photos in our gallery.
Confirmed death toll stands at 153 but is expected to rise
At least 153 people have so far been confirmed dead following Friday’s powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck war-torn Myanmar and caused chaos in some parts of neighboring Thailand — but the extent of the casualties is still emerging.
In Myanmar, at least 144 people have been killed and more than 730 were injured in the earthquake, according to the head of the country’s military government.
Min Aung Hlaing said most of the confirmed deaths were in the military-built capital of Naypyidaw, in central Myanmar, but little is known about the extent of the damage in rural areas, with electricity and internet access down in parts of the country.
In Thailand, at least eight people were killed after a building collapsed in the country’s capital Bangkok after the quake hit, according to Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
The deputy prime minister added that there is a possibility that more bodies will be found in the rubble of the building, with more than 100 trapped and rescue teams due to work throughout the night.
Another death was confirmed after a crane collapsed elsewhere in the city.
Hundreds of injured arrive at hospital in Myanmar's military-built capital
Hundreds of injured people have been arriving at a major hospital in Myanmar’s military-built capital of Naypyidaw.
It comes as the city was described by the leader of Myanmar’s ruling military junta as one of the worst hit by the large 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Friday.
The hospital’s vicinity was transformed into a “mass casualty area” with patients being treated outside, a hospital official told French news agency AFP. The hospital’s emergency department entrance had collapsed onto a car, AFP reported.
A doctor said he had never seen anything like the scenes at the capital’s hospital on Friday. “We are trying to handle the situation,” he said. “I’m so exhausted now.”
The leader of Myanmar’s ruling military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, named Naypyidaw as one of the worst-affected areas of the country during a televised speech, as he made a rare call for help from the international community.
“Following the earthquake, significant damage has been reported in Mandalay, Sagaing, and Naypyidaw,” he said.
110 people still trapped under rubble of collapsed Bangkok building as toll rises, Thai minister says
At least eight people were killed after a building collapsed in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, following the powerful quake in neighboring Myanmar, according to a Thai deputy prime minister.
The estimated figure of people trapped under the rubble has also increased, with rescue crews still working to free 110 people.
At least 12 people have been rescued from the site so far, said Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Anutin said rescue teams would continue working throughout the night.
The building that collapsed, which is near the city’s Chatuchak Park, was under construction at the time. Anutin said the collapse was attributed to the failure of the building’s lower columns.
He added that inspections have been carried out on other buildings and no immediate dangers were found. Government buildings and mass transit systems will also undergo inspections, he said.
The Thai prime minister said earlier on Friday that the situation in the country has eased, allowing people to return home, after Thailand felt the impact of a huge quake that hit neighboring Myanmar.
Quake comes with Myanmar grappling with loss of $52 million in US aid
About $52 million in USAID funding to Myanmar has been cut under the Trump administration, according to a new analysis from the think tank Center for Global Development.
Researchers estimated the cuts to USAID programs based on a list of terminated awards that was shared with US Congress. CGD said the absolute dollar figure for the amount of aid canceled is “an underestimate of the true scale of cuts.”
International organizations say the devastation from the major earthquake on Friday will be compounded by the loss of aid.
“This earthquake could not come at a worse time for Myanmar,” Amnesty International’s Myanmar Researcher Joe Freeman said.
The Myanmar Country Director for nonprofit organization CARE, Arif Noor, said in a Friday statement: “This powerful quake struck a country already in crisis, with 19.9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. The response remains significantly underfunded, and this disaster has only worsened an already fragile situation.”
CNN’s Sheri Jennings and Ross Adkin contributed to this report
World Health Organization says it is mobilizing to treat victims of "enormous" damage
The damage caused by the earthquake that struck Myanmar Friday and rattled the South East Asia region is “enormous,” the World Health Organization warned Friday.
The WHO’s Margaret Harris said the organization had activated its logistics hub to look for trauma supplies to help treat victims of the quake, and they were expecting “many, many injuries.”
Myanmar military junta makes rare appeal for international assistance after deadly quake
The leader of Myanmar’s ruling military junta has made a rare call for help from the international community after an earthquake killed at least 144 people — a figure he warned will rise.
“I have personally visited some affected sites to assess the situation. I would like to call upon everyone to join hands and support the ongoing rescue missions,” Min Aung Hlaing said in a televised speech on Friday.
At least 96 people died in Naypyidaw, central Myanmar, and dozens more died in other territories, with at least 732 injured, he said during the address. “Casualties are expected to rise,” he added.
Why this matters: The appeal indicates that the impacts of the quake are stark. Min Aung Hlaing is the subject of a request for an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, and his military junta rarely cooperates with the international community.
Min Aung Hlaing is the leader of Myanmar’s powerful military, known as the Tatmadaw, which seized power in 2021. Since then, he has served as the military ruler of the country. The ICC’s top prosecutor sought a warrant for his arrest last year for alleged crimes committed against the persecuted Rohingya minority group, estimating that more than one million Rohingya had been forcibly displaced from Myanmar. The ICC has yet to approve the request.
The junta has severely restricted internet access and has launched a crackdown against journalists in the country.
Correction: A previous version of this post incorrectly described the actions the International Criminal Court has taken against Min Aung Hlaing. The ICC’s top prosecutor has requested a warrant for his arrest, but it has not yet been approved.
At least 144 dead and over 730 injured in quake, according to head of Myanmar's military government
At least 144 people have been killed and more than 730 were injured in the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar, according to the head of the country’s military government.
Myanmar earthquake was triggered by a strike-slip fault. Here's what that is, according to a CNN meteorologist
A strike-slip fault — when two tectonic plates move side by side — triggered the powerful earthquake in Myanmar that was felt across the region, according to CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam.
“The India and Eurasia plate actually moved side by side with each other, and that caused this intense shaking right at the surface,” he said.
Van Dam warned that aftershocks are anticipated, and that the search and recovery effort “will continue for days, if not weeks.”
What we know about the worst quake to hit Myanmar since 1946
Rescuers are racing through rubble and assessing the damage across hundreds of miles of Southeast Asia after a powerful quake struck the war-ravaged country of Myanmar on Friday, sending ripples as far south as Bangkok and as far east as China.
Many people are feared to have died. In the Thai capital, Bangkok, a high-rise building collapsed. In Myanmar, which is in the throes of a civil war and where internet access is heavily restricted, it may take some time to appreciate the scale of the tragedy.
Here’s what we know so far:
- ‘Many civilians were killed’: Myanmar’s military junta confirmed that the nation is facing multiple fatalities and injuries following Friday’s earthquake, but the exact death toll was not immediately clear. “Many civilians were killed and injured,” Myanmar state media said. The junta called on blood donors to contact hospitals. The UN said initial reports from the country indicate “significant damage.”
- Bangkok building collapses: The situation is “starting to ease” in Thailand, the country’s prime minister said, after tremors caused a building to come down in the capital, Bangkok. As many as 81 people were trapped under rubble; the high-rise was being constructed by a Chinese state-owned company. People in the city were told to avoid tall buildings, but have now been given the green light to return home.
- A historic quake: Friday’s earthquake is certainly the largest to hit Myanmar since 1946 and likely the strongest in modern times. It ruptured along the Sagaing Fault. The last time a quake of such magnitude struck on land was the 2023 Turkey earthquake, which killed more than 50,000 people.
- Calls for aid: International groups urged Myanmar’s ruling military junta to allow access to humanitarian aid. “This earthquake could not come at a worse time for Myanmar. More than three million people remain internally displaced from armed conflict that has raged since the 2021 military coup,” Amnesty International said.
A survivor of the collapsed building in Bangkok describes his narrow escape
A construction worker who narrowly escapes from a building that collapsed in Bangkok after the Myanmar earthquake tells CNN what it was like in the chaotic moments following the quake.
Sunan Kenkiat, 31, was working on the fire sprinkler system at the building before it collapsed on Friday. The Thai government said up to 81 people were feared trapped under the rubble.
“It was shaking and I felt dizzy,” Kenkiat told CNN of the moment the high-rise building began to rock. “After that, debris like cement pieces started falling down, and the shaking got stronger, so I shouted for everyone to run.”He then heard three “booms,” and his eyes filled with white dust — and he knew he the building was about to give way.
“After the boom, I couldn’t see anything. I was just running to find a way out,” Kenkiat said. “I started looking for my coworkers. Things got chaotic, and people were starting to leave.”
“My body was covered in white dust,” he said. “When I got outside, the rescue team helped wipe off the dust. I thought if I hadn’t been able to avoid cement slab, I might have died from the dust.”
Three members of Kenkiat’s team were stuck inside the building, he said. “Right now, we’re still waiting, hoping the rescue team will find them.”
A CNN team on the ground in Bangkok report seeing waves of rescue teams responding to the site of the collapse. K9 dogs were seen being brought in to sniff for survivors.
CNN’s Mark Phillips contributed reporting to this post.
Amnesty International urges Myanmar's military to allow unimpeded access to aid
Amnesty International has urged the Myanmar’s ruling military junta to allow access to humanitarian aid for all areas affected by the damaging earthquake.
“Central Myanmar, which is believed to be the epicenter of the earthquake, has been ravaged by military air strikes and clashes between resistance groups and the military,” he added.
Large areas of Myanmar are run by a patchwork of militias, making it very difficult to gather reliable information.
“Myanmar’s military has a longstanding practice of denying aid to areas where groups who resist it are active. It must immediately allow unimpeded access to all humanitarian organizations and remove administrative barriers delaying needs assessments,” Freeman said.
Myanmar's 7.7-magnitude earthquake: Here's what we know about the Sagaing Fault
Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar ruptured along the Sagaing Fault, a major fault that is part of the complicated tectonic plate structure of the Tibetan Plateau. The fault formed when the Indian subcontinent rammed into Asia tens of millions of years ago.
The Sagaing fault is the crack in the earth that separates two tectonic plates moving in opposite directions. Those plates are moving past each other at a rate of 0.7 inches (18 mm) per year — a significant amount of movement. If you build a fence across this fault line, it will shift in different directions and would be 7 inches apart in 10 years. That movement represents the stress that builds up along the fault and is released every decade or so in a massive earthquake.
Here’s more on the earthquake:
- Friday’s earthquake is certainly the largest to hit Myanmar since 1946 and likely the strongest in modern times. The 1946 quake was estimated to be 7.6 to 7.7 and also occurred along the Sagaing Fault.
- Friday’s earthquake is the first 7.0-magnitude or greater earthquake in Myanmar since 1991, when a 7.0 struck about 100 miles north of Friday’s.
- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck just across the border in China about 200 miles east of the current quake in 1988, according to the US Geological Survey. It killed 730 people.
The last time there was a quake on land of such magnitude was the 2023 Turkey earthquake, which killed more than 50,000 people.
The Myanmar earthquake has a similar shaking and loss estimate as the Turkey quake did at the time: The United States Geological Survey warned the Turkey quake exposed about 750,000 people to violent shaking; the Myanmar quake exposed around 800,000 people to violent shaking. Significantly, Myanmar has double the number of people exposed to violent and severe (level 8 and 9) shaking, nearly 5 million versus the Turkey earthquake’s 2.7 million.
Electricity and internet are down in parts of Myanmar as infrastructure is damaged, Red Cross says
Electricity and internet are down in several parts of Myanmar on Friday following a major earthquake, including in the cities of Mandalay and Sagaing, the Red Cross says.
The organization said in a social media post that major damage has been reported in Mandalay, Sagaing, Naypyitaw, Bago and Southern Shan.
The Myanmar Red Cross Society said it is providing first aid and has deployed a response team to Mandalay.
Internet watchdog Netblocks said data show a disruption to internet connectivity in Myanmar following a series of earthquakes.
“The outages are attributed to power cuts and downed telecoms lines which are hindering rescue efforts,” Netblocks said on X.
“Panic in the streets”: The Red Cross also reports that there are concerns about damage to large dams following the quake.
“We anticipate the impact to be quite large,” Manrique said in a news conference, speaking via videolink from Yangon, Myanmar.
Communities are reporting cracks in buildings, collapsed walls and “panic in the streets,” she added.
Situation "starting to ease" in Thailand after devastating Myanmar quake, prime minister says
The situation in Thailand is “starting to ease” and people can safely return indoors, the Thai prime minister has said, after a huge quake in neighboring Myanmar toppled a building, closed schools and created an “emergency zone” in the Thai capital of Bangkok.
“It is now safe for everyone to return to their accommodations,” Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said in a statement on Friday evening. “The buildings with issues are those under construction, where both structural integrity and wall stability are concerns.”
Around 12 aftershocks have been felt since the quake, Shinawatra said, but there is no risk of a tsunami because the quake occured far enough inland.
“We want to reassure the public that the aftershocks following this event will not pose a significant threat. Residents of high-rise buildings that sustained minor damage can safely return to their residences,” she said.
Bangkok was declared an “emergency zone” following the quake, and people there were told to evacuate high-rise buildings.
At least three people died in the city after a building under construction in near the city’s Chatuchak Park collapsed. Rescue crews are racing to free 81 people who are trapped under the rubble of that building, Reuters reported, citing a Thai deputy prime minister. The building was under construction at the time of collapse.
It's going to take us a while to understand the scale of the quake's damage. Experts are giving us some clues
The true scale of the damage caused by the large 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday remains unclear at this stage, with years of civil war meaning it is difficult to gather reliable information from the country.
However, scientists and other experts have been giving clues as to the extent of the chaos on the ground as the country — which is ill-equipped to deal with natural disasters — reels from the catastrophe.
Hari Kumar, a civil engineer and regional coordinator for the NGO GeoHazards International in South Asia, told CNN he has heard from friends that the Mandalay General Hospital in Myanmar is full and no longer admitting patients. “Which is absolutely sad because that’s the only hospital (in the area) available to the public. There are obviously many, many people coming in with injuries,” he said.
Kumar added that he understands the Mandalay hospital is out of power and water. “Their capacity to be able to treat patients would be limited now, which is really sad,” he said.
Meanwhile a seismologist told CNN that the powerful 7.7-magnitude quake that rocked Myanmar is like a “great knife cut into the Earth.”
James Jackson, from the University of Cambridge in England, said the earthquake was caused by a rupture that lasted for “a full minute,” causing sideways movements on the ground.
“Think of a piece of paper tearing, and it tears at about two kilometers per second,” he said. “It’s moving a fault, which is like a great knife cut in the Earth.”
He said while Bangkok doesn’t have earthquakes, its tall buildings make the city particularly vulnerable to distant tremors.
Fabrice Cotton, a seismologist at the GFZ Center, told CNN that the earthquake was comparable in size to one that struck Turkey in 2023. More than 55,000 people are thought to have been killed in Turkey and Syria during that disaster.
Bangkok high-rise that collapsed in powerful earthquake was being built by Chinese state-owned company
A high-rise building in the Thai capital of Bangkok that collapsed after a 7.7-magnitude quake hit neighboring Myanmar on Monday was being built by a Chinese state-ownedcompany, according to a previous statement from the company.
The 30-story skyscraper, which had been under construction and was reduced to rubble in seconds when the tremor hit, was the new office of the State Audit Office of Thailand, according to Thailand’s National Institute for Emergency Medicine.
It was being built by a subsidiary of the China Railway No.10 Engineering Group, which is itself a subsidiary of the state-owned China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC), one of the world’s largest construction and engineering contractors, according to a now-deleted social media post by China Railway No.10 Engineering Group.
In a post on its official WeChat account on April 2, 2024, China Railway No.10 Engineering Group celebrated the completion of the building’s main structure on March 31, 2024.
When completed, the 137-meter building was to serve as the office of Thailand’s State Audit Office and other related government agencies, as well as “a showcase project representing China Railway No.10 Engineering Group’s presence and development in Thailand,” the company said in the post.
The post, which was seen by CNN, was deleted late Friday afternoon after screenshots of it started to circulate on Chinese social media.
CNN has reached out to the company for comment.
Officials have said around 320 people were at the construction site at Chatuchak Park at the time of the collapse.
Thai rescue officials are still trying to figure out exactly how many people are trapped under the rubble.
Dozens of people remain unreachable and the National Institute of Emergency Medicine said 20 workers were also stuck in a lift on the site.
More on the Bangkok high-rise: Chinese state media reported in 2021 that the project was awarded to a joint venture formed by China Railway No.10 Engineering Group and the Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited.
“China Railway No.10 Engineering Group serves as the main contractor and is solely responsible for the implementation of the project,” People’s Daily Online, a state-run news website, reported.
Bangkok resident recalls moment building collapsed
A Bangkok resident recalled how he witnessed the collapse of a building, in a state of panic from his car.
Jack Brown, who has lived in Bangkok for 10 years, said he was driving on an elevated expressway in the city when the earthquake hit.
“Nobody was driving orderly. And then suddenly, we just see the collapse of the building right in front of us on the left hand side,” he said.
At least one person was reported killed and 50 others injured after the high-rise building, in an area called Chatuchak, crumbled.
Brown described Bangkok as being stuck in a “gridlock” since the quake, with people waiting to return to their homes and workplaces.
He said many people were “caught off guard” by the earthquake, because Bangkok is not prone to them.
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Images show quake damage to historic Royal Palace in Mandalay
The 7.7-magnitude earthquake damaged parts of the Mandalay Royal Palace complex in Myanmar on Friday.
A gaping hole was seen in several sections of the wall surrounding the royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy, according to images published by state broadcaster MRTV.
Some background: The palace, located in northern Mandalay, was initially constructed between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon’s founding of the new royal capital city.
It remains one of the country’s most historical sites and was a popular tourist attraction before the junta seized power in 2021.
Myanmar junta says “many civilians were killed and injured” following quake
Myanmar’s military junta has confirmed that the nation is facing multiple fatalities and injuries following Friday’s earthquake.
“Many civilians were killed and injured” by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit central Myanmar, according to Myanmar state media.
“Several injured people” are in hospitals in central Sagaing and Mandalay near the epicenter, as well as in the capital Napyidaw, “ MRTV said.
Those hospitals need blood “therefore, blood donors are requested to immediately contact the respective hospitals for the donation,” MRTV said.
The quake is like a “great knife cut into the Earth,” seismologist says
A seismologist told CNN that the powerful 7.7-magnitude quake that rocked Myanmar is like a “great knife cut into the Earth.”
James Jackson, from the University of Cambridge in England, said the earthquake was caused by a rupture that lasted for “a full minute,” causing sideways movements on the ground.
“It’s moving a fault, which is like a great knife cut in the Earth,” he added.
He said while Bangkok doesn’t have earthquakes, its tall buildings make the city particularly vulnerable to distant tremors.
Initial reports from Myanmar indicate “significant damage,” UN says
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said initial reports indicate “significant damage,” following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar.
“Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by this event,” Christina Powell, Humanitarian Affairs Officer for OCHA said in an email.
The most affected areas are in the center of the country, in the Mandalay region as well as Nay Phi Taw, Bago, Magway, Sagaing, Shan and other areas, Powell said. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Mandalay area.
“We are gathering information about the people impacted, infrastructure damage, and immediate humanitarian needs to guide a response and will share more updates as information becomes available,” Powell said.
Thailand orders the closure of schools nationwide
Thailand has ordered the closure of schools nationwide as authorities assess damage after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck neighboring Myanmar, sending tremors across the country and toppling buildings as far away as Bangkok.
Phumtham Wechayachai, deputy prime minister and the minister of commerce, said such an event has “never happened in 100 years.”
“The Ministry of Education has ordered the closure of all schools nationwide, instructing students to return home,” Phumtham said.
Thai authorities are urging people in high-rise buildings “to evacuate immediately” following the deadly collapse of a building in the capital Bangkok.
High-rise buildings are being inspected “with the utmost caution,” the deputy prime minister said, and hospitals have been urged to check for structural damage.
The Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Education have coordinated relief efforts, while the Ministry of Defense has established a command center to ensure that all government officials are informed, the official said.
3 confirmed dead in Bangkok
Three people been confirmed dead in Thailand’s capital after a strong earthquake that struck neighboring Myanmar, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister said on Friday.
There are two locations where buildings have collapsed, said Phumtham Wechayachai.
Dozens of people are missing, after an under construction building in Chatuchak, Bangkok, collapsed this afternoon.
Rescue teams are also searching for missing people at a three-story building in the Bang Khun Thian of Bangkok.
Police dogs have been deployed to assist in the search operations, along with drones, deputy prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
He said the top priority was rescuing as many survivors as possible and that extreme caution was being taken with rescue efforts. “If any signs of life are detected, responders will knock and mark the area,” he said, adding that heavy equipment would only be used when the was a clear location of a survivor.
Thailand’s prime minister to return to Bangkok
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is cutting her visit to Phuket short and will return to the capital Bangkok as authorities assess the damage from Friday’s powerful earthquake.
Paetongtarn is expected to arrive back in Bangkok around 5 p.m. local time, according to Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, after which an emergency meeting will be held.
The prime minister was in Phuket for scheduled meetings at the time of the earthquake.
Bangkok resident recounts confusion after the quake
People in Bangkok were plunged into confusion when a powerful 7.7-magnitiude quake hit neighboring Myanmar, an international school teacher in the Thai capital told CNN.
Stewart Beyer, a music teacher at Berkeley International School, recalled how the seriousness of the situation sank in only after he was evacuated from the school.
The teacher said some of the students from his school are from Myanmar.
“There were students that when we were waiting for their parents to come and get them that are breaking down, wondering what is happening to their family,” he said.
"Mother Nature was having its way, like swatting a fly," says Thai resident of powerful earthquake
Erik Honan was visiting a friend in Pattaya, a coastal city about 60 miles south of the Thai capital Bangkok, when he noticed his glass of water on a coffee table started moving back and forth.
“The building felt like it was level but moving in a circular fashion,” Honan told CNN. “I knew immediately what it was.”
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared Bangkok an “emergency zone” Friday after a strong 7.7-magnitude quake rocked Southeast Asia.
Honan said he and his friends — who were “scared to death” — quickly evacuated the building.
“We raced down the stairs and were met with many Thais wondering what was going on,” he said.
Honan is originally from Seattle, in the United States, where earthquakes are common. But that didn’t stop him from feeling alarmed.
“It was very unnerving being in a large building and Mother Nature was having its way, like swatting a fly.”
Myanmar quake was “not unexpected,” scientist says
The powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar was “not an unexpected event,” Shengji Wei, principal investigator at the Earth Observatory of Singapore told CNN’s Rahel Solomon.
Friday’s earthquake occurred along a segment of the Sagaing Fault, a major geological fault line that has historically seen big earthquakes, said Wei, who has been investigating the “seismic hazard” in Myanmar for 10 years.
“So this earthquake, to us, was not unexpected.”
Number of people trapped under rubble at collapsed Bangkok building site remains unclear
Thai rescue officials are still trying to figure out exactly how many people are trapped under the rubble of a building in Bangkok that collapsed after a quake hit neighboring Myanmar.
Dozens of people remain unreachable and the National Institute of Emergency Medicine (NIEM) said 20 workers were also stuck in a lift on the site.
In its latest update, NIEM said the precise number of people killed is not known. Earlier it had reported one death.
The building, which was under construction, has been identified as the new State Audit Office for the Kingdom of Thailand.
Officials have said around 320 people were at the construction site at Chatuchak Park at the time of the collapse.
NIEM said 50 people were injured and 40 of those were taken to hospital.
Myanmar quake's powerful magnitude similar to 2023 Turkey tremor, geophysicist says
The 7.7-magnitude quake that rocked central Myanmar is about as powerful as the tremor that rocked Turkey and Syria two years ago, a geophysicist from the US National Earthquake Information Center said.
William Yeck told CNN that he and his colleagues had categorized the Friday quake as a “high impact” event.
“We consider it a red event because there’s a population density. It’s a large event. It’s shallow. So we expect strong shaking,” he said.
The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck central Turkey and western Syria in 2023 killed more than 53,000 people, but the number of casualties often depends on myriad factors including population density, how earthquake-proof the area is and whether it hits during the day or night.
Yeck also warned of possibly more aftershocks to come. “People should be prepared for more shaking [for those] who live in the region,” he said.
A powerful quake has rocked Myanmar and toppled a Bangkok building. Here's what we know
A powerful earthquake has rocked central Myanmar, causing tremors and aftershocks across hundreds of miles of Southeast Asia. It toppled a building in the Thai capital, Bangkok, and sparked a race to save civilians and infrastructure near the epicenter.
The quake hit near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city and home to about 1.6 million people, but assessing the impact is difficult in a country in the throes of civil war, and where internet freedom has been throttled.
Here’s what we know:
- Huge quake hits Myanmar: The quake struck 16 kilometers (10 miles) north northwest of the town of Sagaing, in central Myanmar, at around 12:50 p.m. local time (2:20 a.m. ET), according to the United States Geological Survey. Its magnitude of 7.7 would make it one of the most powerful quakes to hit the region in recent times; a 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit 12 minutes later.
- Deadly quake toll rises: At least three people have died after a mosque in Myanmar partially collapsed when the earthquake struck. In Bangkok, at least one person was killed after a high-rise building collapsed after the quake.
- Fears for Mandalay: Passengers rushed for cover in Mandalay airport, while several residents told Reuters news agency they witnessed buildings collapse. The city, a key business hub, houses several historic monasteries vital to the spiritual life of Buddhist-majority Myanmar.
- Bangkok an ‘emergency zone’: Hundreds of miles south of the epicenter, Thailand’s prime minister declared Bangkok an “emergency zone,” with damage reported across the city. The government warned more tremors could occur within the next 24 hours, and urged people to stay away from tall buildings and use stairs instead of elevators.
- Building reduced to rubble: A large building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak Park area came crashing down in a matter of seconds, killing at least one person, injuring 50 more, and prompting a race to save anyone trapped under the rubble. The high-rise was under construction, and video from the scene showed workers rushing for safety.
- Shakes felt in China: Chinese social media users in the provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi, which border Myanmar, said they felt shakes after the quake. It is likely that the impact of the quake would have been felt through much of the mountainous Golden Triangle region, which encompasses parts of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos.
- A volatile country: Myanmar is one of Asia’s poorest nations, and was already reeling from more than four years of civil war sparked by a bloody and economically destructive military coup. Internet freedom has been heavily restricted since a military junta took power in a 2021 coup, and it is unclear how prepared the country is to respond to a major disaster on this scale.
Three reported dead after partial collapse of Myanmar mosque
Three people have died after a mosque partially collapsed in the town of Taungoo, Reuters reported, over 200 miles from where a strong earthquake struck hit Myanmar on Friday.
The news agency spoke to two eyewitnesses in the town of Taungoo, in the central Bago region.
Myanmar junta declares “emergency situation” in quake-hit Mandalay, and military-built capital Naypyidaw
Myanmar’s junta has declared an “emergency situation” across a swathe of the center of the country, including in second city Mandalay and the isolated, military-built capital of Naypyidaw.
An “emergency situation” was declared in Sagaing, Mandalay, Bago and Magway regions as well as eastern Shan state.
Also included was the military-built capital Naypyidaw, which is home to the junta’s top leadership.
For context: Large chunks of Myanmar remain outside the junta’s control as it battles ethnic rebel groups and pro-democracy fighters after seizing power in a coup in 2021.
Many high-rise buildings damaged in Thai capital, Bangkok governor says
A strong earthquake that hit Myanmar has damaged many high-rise buildings in the Thai capital Bangkok, its governor said on Friday, according to Reuters.
Chadchart Sittipunt said the number of buildings damaged was not yet known and inspections were underway. He urged people to be cautious, said the news agency.
In pictures: Building collapses in Thai capital Bangkok after quake hits neighboring Myanmar
One person was killed and 50 others were injured after a building collapsed in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok, according to Thai authorities. An unknown number of people are trapped.
The building, which appeared to be under construction, was reduced to rubble in seconds.
Unknown number of people trapped after Bangkok building collapse
An unknown number of people remain trapped under the rubble following the collapse of a tower in Bangkok, according to Thai authorities.
The under-construction building came down on Friday after a 7.7-magnitude quake rocked the region.
One person has died and 50 others were injured in the collapse, Bangkok’s National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) said.
For context: Earlier, NIEM had reported 43 people were trapped in the building after it collapsed in seconds.
India ready to offer “all possible assistance,” after Myanmar quake says Indian leader
India is willing to send assistance to Myanmar following Friday’s massive earthquake, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
“Concerned by the situation in the wake of the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand,” Modi said on X.
“India stands ready to offer all possible assistance.”
Authorities in neighboring India and Bangladesh reported no major impact from the 7.7 magnitude quake that hit Myanmar.
Thailand’s prime minister declares Bangkok an “emergency zone” after quake hit neighboring Myanmar
Thailand’s prime minister has declared its capital Bangkok an “emergency zone” after a powerful earthquake hit neighboring Myanmar.
A large building in the Chatuchak Park area collapsed, killing one, and there is damage reported across the city.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra “immediately instructed the Ministry of Interior to declare Bangkok an emergency zone, and to notify provinces nationwide to treat the situation as a national emergency, enabling immediate public assistance if needed,” according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
The government warned more tremors could occur within the next 24 hours. A strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock hit Myanmar following the initial 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
Yangon residents tell CNN they were "scared to death"
Two residents of Yangon told CNN that they witnessed the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday.
“The quake felt so strong, and lasted really long,” said Wang, who did not want to give her first name.
Zhang Zirui, who was working at his computer when the tremor began, felt dizzy at first before realizing it was an earthquake.
“So many of us were terrified by the quake!” Zhang said.
Correction: This post has been updated to correct Zhang Zirui’s name
Video shows collapse of building in Bangkok that killed one person
Dramatic video shared on social media shows the moment a building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak Park collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake sent tremors throughout Thailand.
The footage, shared on X, shows construction workers fleeing the scene as the building came down in a matter of seconds, sending a large cloud of dust billowing upward.
The building, which appeared to be under construction, was reduced to rubble.
One person died and 50 others were injured in the collapse, Thai authorities said.
Bangkok airport says operating as usual after quake in neighboring Myanmar
Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport said it was operating as usual after a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck central Myanmar, sending tremors throughout neighboring Thailand.
The airport posted its latest operational update about two hours after the quake struck 16 kilometers (10 miles) north-northwest of the town of Sagaing, Myanmar around 12:50 p.m. local time.
A passenger due to take a flight out of Bangkok on Friday told CNN they were going to miss their flight as panic ensued following the quake.
Several Mandalay residents say they saw buildings collapse after quake
Several people in Myanmar’s city of Mandalay told Reuters news agency they witnessed buildings collapse after the powerful 7.7-magnitude struck near the city.
One witness in Mandalay, a city of about 1.6 million people, said they witnessed a five-story building “collapse in front of my eyes.”
Htet Naing Oo, another witness in Mandalay, said a tea shop collapsed with several people trapped inside. “We couldn’t go in,” she told Reuters. “The situation is very bad.”
There was no immediate word from Myanmar authorities about the damage.
An officer for the Myanmar Fire Services Department told Reuters they had begun searching in the city of Yangon for casualties and damage. “So far, we have no information yet,” they said.
One dead, one missing, and 50 injured in Bangkok building collapse after quake
One person was killed and 50 others were injured after a high-rise building that was under construction collapsed in Bangkok’s capital following the powerful quake that hit neighboring Myanmar on Friday, according to Thai authorities.
One person remains trapped under the rubble after the high-rise building in Chatuchak Park collapsed, Bangkok’s National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) said.
Earlier, the NIEM had reported 43 people were trapped in the building after it collapsed in seconds.
Passengers take cover and evacuate Myanmar’s Mandalay airport
Passengers at Myanmar’s Mandalay Airport crouched down and took cover on the tarmac as a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near the city of about 1.6 million people, according to social media videos.
Videos showed chaotic scenes as airport staff helped dozens of passengers evacuate as loud alarm bells rang out following the powerful quake on Friday afternoon.
Analysis: Quake hit close to one of Myanmar’s cultural treasures, the historic city of Mandalay
Mandalay is Myanmar’s cultural and religious capital, home to around one million people, Buddhist monasteries and a sprawling palace from where kings once ruled.
Phone lines were down since the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in a neighboring Sagaing region, with a CNN producer unable to reach residents.
Located on the banks of the mighty Irrawaddy River, Mandalay is home to several important monasteries vital to the spiritual life of Buddhist-majority Myanmar.
The former Royal Palace housed the kings of Myanmar – then known as Burma – until British colonialists annexed the kingdom in 1885, sending the last king into exile in India.
The city is also a key logistics and business hub.
It sits at the end of a major trade route that winds through the hills of Shan state to the border with China – Myanmar’s biggest trading partner.
Since the military coup in 2021 and subsequent plunge into civil war, that road has seen sustained fighting between ethnic rebels and pro-democracy groups battling the military.
The closures of the road have hit business and denied the cash-strapped military rulers of the country hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.
Mandalay itself has been attacked sporadically by pro-democracy rebels.
In October last year China’s consulate in the city was hit by an explosive device, which the junta blamed on its opponents.
High-rise pool spills water onto Bangkok streets following quake
Water from a high-rise pool poured onto the streets of Bangkok after a powerful 7.7 magnitude quake struck central Myanmar, sending tremors throughout neighboring Thailand.
Video shared on X showed water spilling over the edge of the swimming pool and cascading down several floors onto the streets below.
The video was filmed by a witness from a nearby building.
43 people trapped after building collapse in Bangkok
Emergency services say 50 people were inside a building that collapsed in Chatuchak Park, Bangkok.
The National Institute for Emergency Medicine says 43 people are trapped in the building and seven others have been injured.
“It was excessively shaky,” Yangon resident says of powerful quake
A resident of Yangon in southern Myanmar said tremors were felt for a few minutes as the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck.
The Yangon resident said they were unable to make a phone call for roughly 30 minutes after the quake hit at around 12:53 p.m. local time. But the internet has been functioning properly, the resident said.
“Electricity is unavailable - but normally we only have less than 12 hr of it daily basis,” the resident said over text.
The resident said damage had been observed in Myanmar’s Sagaing and Mandalay regions.
Myanmar bridge collapses following strong earthquake
A bridge connecting Myanmar’s Ava and Sagaing regions collapsed on Friday after a powerful earthquake struck the central part of the country, according to video shared on social media.
The footage shows parts of the Old Sagaing Bridge after falling into the Irrawaddy River, which runs from the north to the south of the country.
Chinese social media users in provinces neighboring Myanmar say they could feel quake
Chinese social media users in the provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi, which border Myanmar, said they could feel the earthquake strongly.
Thailand's leader holds emergency meeting after powerful earthquake hits neighboring Myanmar
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is holding an emergency meeting after a powerful earthquake struck neighboring Myanmar.
Tremors were felt across Thailand, including the capital Bangkok and northern city of Chiang Mai, according to residents and the country’s disaster agency.
The prime minister was in the city of Phuket for a meeting at the time of the quake.
Tremors felt as far away as Thailand's Bangkok and Chiang Mai
The tremors from a magnitude-7.7 quake that hit Myanmar on Friday were felt as far away as Thailand’s capital Bangkok, where a CNN journalist reported a frantic scene in his apartment, with light fixtures swinging back and forth as residents rushed to evacuate the building.
Another resident in Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai, who did not want to be named, said:
Resident in Myanmar's largest city Yangon says quake was sudden and "very strong"
A resident of Myanmar’s largest city Yangon who did not want to be named, told CNN:
“We felt the quake for about one minute and then we ran out of the building.”
Myanmar hit by 6.4-magnitude aftershock
Myanmar was hit by a second strong earthquake, of 6.4-magnitude, near the town of Sagaing around 12 minutes after the initial quake hit on Friday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.
7.7-magnitude quake rocks central Myanmar
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The quake struck 16 kilometers (10 miles) north northwest of the town of Sagaing, Myanmar around 12:50 p.m. local time, USGS said.
It was hit by a second strong aftershock of 6.4-magnitude around 12 minutes after the initial quake, according to USGS.
The tremors were felt as far as Thailand’s capital Bangkok.
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