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Massive Myanmar earthquake. Hundreds feared dead.

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NEW VIDEO: Skyscraper under construction collapses as massive earthquake hits Bangkok. No word on casualties

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— BNO News (@bnonews.com) March 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM

Click on the video above to see the Myanmar earthquake devastate a building under construction.

Massive earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand

A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in central Myanmar, formerly Burma, earlier today (overnight by clocks in the Americas). In Bangkok, hundreds of miles from the quake’s epicenter, an unfinished high-rise building collapsed with at least 81 construction workers inside (see the video above). The epicenter was located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the city of Sagaing in Myanmar, an important religious and monastic center, with numerous Buddhist monasteries. And it was close to Mandalay, whose metro area has a population of 1.7 million and is the country’s second largest city. The BBC reports that:

Myanmar has been in political turmoil since a military junta seized power in a 2021 coup. Getting information on the ground is difficult.

But hundreds are feared dead in Myanmar with ‘enormous damage.’

Aftershocks are ongoing at this writing (11 UTC on March 28).

A BBC reporter in Bangkok witnessed the building collapse

Read more – with updates – from the BBC

Myanmar earthquake: Dust rises as a building collapses, with startled workers wearing hardhats in the foreground. — The Irish Mirror reported that, following the collapse of an unfinished building in Bangkok, people “struggled to stand up.” The collapse followed a huge 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, which happened at 1:20 UTC this morning (8:20 p.m. CDT on March 27), according to USGS.

Myanmar earthquake on Bluesky

WATCH: Strong earthquake hits Bangkok, sending pool water over edge of building

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— BNO News (@bnonews.com) March 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM

Bangkok MRT, Thailand, today during the M7.7 earthquake in Myanmar, 850km away.

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— ????? ?????? (@kompani101.bsky.social) March 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM

The USGS already released a shakemap for the M7.7 #earthquake in Myanmar a few minutes ago. This will be devastating. ???

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/…

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— Henning (@geohenning.bsky.social) March 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM

Horrible footage and photographs coming out from the massive earthquake in #Myanmar

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— ThePlaguesRUS (@theplaguesrus.bsky.social) March 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM

USGS just released their current PAGER report for the M7.7 Myanmar #earthquake. Red alert, horrible event. ?? ?

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— Henning (@geohenning.bsky.social) March 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM

Bottom line: A strong 7.7-magnitude Myanmar earthquake led to the collapse of an unfinished high-rise building in Bangkok, with at least 81 construction workers inside, earlier today.

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