EERI’s Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) program is currently monitoring the impacts of the destructive M7.7 earthquake that struck near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) at 12:50 PM local time (06:20 UTC) on March 28, 2025. A M6.4 aftershock occurred about 12 minutes later. According to initial media coverage, the earthquake caused widespread shaking felt throughout much of Myanmar and Thailand and in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China. There have been at least 2,700 fatalities and many injuries. Significant building damage, including multiple structure collapses, has occurred in a number of cities including Mandalay, Naypyidaw, and Bangkok. There are also reports of widespread damage to infrastructure, including bridges, roads, airports, and hospitals. The EERI community extends its sympathy to the victims as rescue and relief work continues.
EERI is evaluating the situation and consulting with local colleagues and experts to determine how LFE should respond. More information will be shared here and on the LFE website in the future.
If you have information to share, are part of an organization that is planning to conduct earthquake reconnaissance, or wish to be updated on opportunities to participate in LFE activities responding to this earthquake, please share information via the Google form here.
For more information, visit the following resources:
USGS:
- Executive Summary
- PAGER (Red)
Media Coverage:
Initial:
- Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand and kills more than 150 people (AP News)
- Powerful earthquake kills more than 140 in Myanmar, death toll likely to rise (Reuters)
- More than 140 reported killed in Myanmar earthquake, as Thailand works to free dozens trapped under Bangkok skyscraper (The Guardian)
- Death Toll Rising in Myanmar After Powerful Earthquake (New York Times)
Updated (April 1, 2025):
- How the Myanmar Earthquake Shook Skyscrapers in Bangkok (New York Times)
- ‘Wherever I looked I saw collapsed buildings’: Myanmar quake rescuers and medics struggle with size of task (The Guardian)
- Trump’s USAID cuts cripple U.S. response to Myanmar Earthquake (Washington Post)
- Myanmar’s earthquake piles misery on civil war (The Economist)
- Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700 (Associated Press)
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