28-03-2025
Where is Myanmar? Huge 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocks Bangkok, Thailand killing several
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake and a 6.4 magnitude aftershock have struck Myanmar on Friday, rocking across Thailand as the death toll climbs.
The epicenter of the earthquake hit near the city of Mandalay in Myanmar with tremors felt hundreds of miles in Bangkok, Thailand where authorities are reportedly "racing to rescue dozens of people trapped under rubble," according to news reports.
In a CNN report, 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.'
United Nations for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has reported "significant damage" following the earthquake with the most affected areas in the Mandalay region as well as Nay Phi Taw, Bago, Magway, Sagaing, Shan and other areas per news officials.
Here's what to know and where the earthquake has struck.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar, 7 miles from Sagaing, Myanmar on Friday at 12:50 p.m. local time, followed by a 6.4 magnitude aftershock 12 miles from Kyaukse, Myanmar approximately 12 minutes later.
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is located in the western portion of mainland Southeast Asia. It borders China to the north and northeast, Laos to the East, Thailand to the Southeast, the Andaman Seas and Bay of Bengal to the south and southwest, Bangladesh to the west and India to the northwest.
The country of Myanmar boasts a population of over 54 million and the official language is Burmese.
This article originally appeared on Where was earthquake today? Myanmar, Thailand earthquake death toll
