--- description: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia on Friday, causing widespread damage. These photos show the devastating impact. title: Photos Show Severe Impact of Myanmar, Thailand Earthquake image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c070678a61bf924/6998c54fc8dcb49bf8b4ffee/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Natural Disasters](/tag/natural-disasters/) ## Natural Disasters Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Photos Show Devastating Impact of Powerful Earthquake That Rocked Myanmar and Thailand  Motorists ride past a damaged building after a strong earthquake struck Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025. Motorists ride past a damaged building after a strong earthquake struck Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025.Reuters/Stringer --- Story by [Rebecca Schneid](/author/rebecca-schneid/) Updated: Apr 3, 2025 11:30 AM CUTPublished: Mar 28, 2025 5:33 PM CUT Motorists ride past a damaged building after a strong earthquake struck Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025. Reuters/Stringer A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia on Friday, March 28, causing widespread damage as it hit Myanmar with an epicenter near Mandalay,[ Myanmar 's second largest city](https://www.britannica.com/place/Mandalay-Myanmar "undefined"), with tremors felt strongly across Thailand and also in China. The earthquake, which ruptured along the Sagaing Fault, was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock, and caused widespread damage. A 33-story building under construction near the popular Chatuchak market in Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, collapsed.[ Footage of the building’s demise](https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/28/world/video/myanmar-earthquake-bangkok-building-collapse-digvid "undefined") shows crowds of onlookers running away from the rubble in panic. According to the [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-burma-bangkok-earthquake-rescue-humanitarian-f966686f958ded1a3e97e529f4cd5149 "undefined"), as of Sunday afternoon in Thailand, a total of 18 people have been reported killed by the earthquake so far. 11 of which were at the site of the collapse of the high-rise building under construction. Dozens of people are said to be unaccounted for. **Read More**:[ _How to Help Victims of the Myanmar Earthquake_](https://time.com/7272824/how-to-help-victims-of-myanmar-earthquake-thailand-relief-efforts/ "undefined") In Myanmar, the earthquake’s death toll, per the AP, has exceeded 1,600, citing government officials Saturday evening, with numbers expected to rise as recovery efforts continue. In addition, authorities report over 3,000 people are injured, with over 100 others missing. On Sunday, March 30, [a 5.1 magnitude aftershock](https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-burma-bangkok-earthquake-rescue-humanitarian-f966686f958ded1a3e97e529f4cd5149 "undefined") struck near Mandalay, prompting alarm before rescue efforts continued. Amnesty International’s Myanmar researcher Joe Freeman[ said in a statement](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/03/myanmar-urgently-facilitate-access-to-humanitarian-aid-for-earthquake-survivors/ "undefined") on Friday that the earthquake “could not come at a worse time” for the country as it still reels from the[ 2021 military coup](https://time.com/5934896/myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-detained-coup/ "undefined") and subsequent[ displacement of masses in a civil war.](https://time.com/7160736/myanmar-coup-civil-war-conflict-timeline-endgame-explainer/ "undefined") Per reports of a local[ televised speech](https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-03-28-25-intl-hnk#cm8sttsi3000t3b6mmjiouozb "undefined"), Myanmar’s ruling military junta declared a state of emergency in several regions affected by the earthquake on Friday, and called for humanitarian aid in a rare show of international appeal. The United Nations[ allocated $5 million](https://crisisrelief.un.org/myanmar-earthquake "undefined") to start relief efforts. Myanmar’s government has also said that blood donations are in high demand for the wounded. Teams from the Myanmar[ Red Cross](https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/myanmar-earthquake-emergency?gad%5Fsource=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtJ6%5FBhDWARIsAGanmKdz1Wdtsj6qME65IWN6oS6fH1p5CtvpUQiAkTG2VJ4iMupXK5WVbGYaAtwEEALw%5FwcB "undefined") Society are reportedly working to connect hospitals and clinics with emergency blood donations. You can see the damage inflicted by the devastating earthquake in the images below.  Workers carry an injured person near the site of a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, also making an impact in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025.Ann Wang—Reuters  Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction, which collapsed after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025.Wason Wanichakorn—AP  The injured are evacuated from the scene of a collapsed building in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025.Anusak Laowilas—Nur Photo/Getty Images  A resident carries belongings over debris next to a damaged building in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025.Sai Aung Main—AFP/Getty Images  Patients are evacuated outdoors at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025.Tadchakorn Kitchaiphon—AP  A man walks along a damaged road in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake.Sai Aung Main—AFP/Getty Images  An earthquake survivor is carried as she waits to receive medical attention at a hospital in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025.Sai Aung Main—AFP/Getty Images  Workers sit on the ground near the site of a collapsed building after the tremors of a strong earthquake that struck central Myanmar also affected Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025.Ann Wang—Reuters  A survivor reacts as she is brought in the back of a lorry to a hospital in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025.Sai Aung Main—AFP/Getty Images  Rescuers work at the site of the high-rise building under construction which collapsed after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand.Wason Wanichakorn—AP  Medical personnel and patients evacuate from a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025.Reuters/Yomiuri  Rescue personnel prepare stretchers for injured construction workers at the site of the collapsed high-rise building in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025.Lauren DeCicca—Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7272563/earthquake-myanmar-thailand-impact-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7272563/earthquake-myanmar-thailand-impact-photos/"},"headline":"Photos Show Devastating Impact of Powerful Earthquake That Rocked Myanmar and Thailand","datePublished":"2025-03-28T17:33:18.000Z","dateModified":"2025-04-03T11:30:38.000Z","description":"A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia on Friday, causing widespread damage.","url":"https://time.com/7272563/earthquake-myanmar-thailand-impact-photos/","keywords":["Natural Disasters","News Desk"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca Schneid","jobTitle":"Reporter","url":"https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/natural-disasters/","name":"Natural Disasters"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7272563/earthquake-myanmar-thailand-impact-photos/","name":"Photos Show Devastating Impact of Powerful Earthquake That Rocked Myanmar and Thailand"}}]}] ```