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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - People stand outside an office building in Bangkok on March 28, 2025 after an earthquake. — AFP pic
BANGKOK, March 28 — A strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, earthquake monitoring services said, which affected Bangkok as well with hundreds of people pouring out of buildings in the Thai capital in panic after the tremors.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake was of 7.7 magnitude and at a depth of 10 km. It was followed by a powerful aftershock.
The epicentre was about 17.2 km from the city of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest, which has a population of about 1.5 million.
There was no immediate word from Myanmar on damage.
An officer from the Myanmar Fire Services Department told Reuters: “We have started the search and going around Yangon to check for casualties and damage. So far, we have no information yet.”
Social media posts from Mandalay, Myanmar’s ancient royal capital that is at the centre of its Buddhist heartland, showed collapsed buildings and debris strewn across streets of the city. Reuters could not immediately verify the posts.
— Heung Min Son (@heungburma)Live footage from Mandalay captures the moment a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the city. pic.twitter.com/8p1KwXMtnY
— Heung Min Son (@heungburma) March 28, 2025
One witness in the city told Reuters: “We all ran out of the house as everything started shaking. I witnessed a five-storey building collapse in front of my eyes. Everyone in my town is out on the road and no one dares to go back inside buildings.”
Witnesses contacted in Yangon said many people ran out from buildings in the city, the largest in the country.
Witnesses in Bangkok said people ran out onto the streets in panic, many of them hotel guests in bathrobes and swimming costumes.
One office tower in downtown Bangkok swayed from side to side for at least two minutes, with doors and windows creaking loudly, witnesses said.
Hundreds of employees filed out via emergency stairs as some shocked and panicked workers froze. Loud shrieks could be heard as the building continued to move.
Outside, hundreds gathered in the afternoon sun, while staff with medical kits found office chairs for elderly and people in shock. — Reuters
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