Magnitude 7.7 Strikes Myanmar

[Monke from Tropix 2]

"Old" News But, a devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, March 28, 2025, with its epicenter near Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.

Myanmar earthquake: The science behind the devastating 7.7 magnitude tremor

Hundreds are feared dead following the Mandalay earthquake which also shook Thailand

www.independent.co.uk

Myanmar earthquake: The science behind the devastating 7.7 magnitude tremor​

David Stanway | Friday 28 March 2025 15:39 GMT

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 hit Mandalay, Myanmar 's second largest city, on Friday.
It struck at midday and was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock. It also shook neighbouring Thailand.
At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage.
At least eight died in the Thai capital Bangkok, where a high-rise under construction collapsed.
However, the full extent of death, injury and destruction was not immediately clear — particularly in Myanmar, one of the world's poorest countries. It is embroiled in a civil war and information is tightly controlled. [...]

 

[Monke from Tropix 2]

News report from the BBC News:

 

[Dead2009]

Honestly, with all these earthquakes and volcanoes going off...we're due for something major. Hell, a few weeks ago there was an earthquake in the atlantic and they almost put the east coast on a tsunami alert.