Myanmar’s 7.7 earthquake

2025, Shelter Team

this is the Chronology of the deadliest 7.7 magnitude earthquake in 2025 which left over 2,800 people

Mandalai, Myanmar

Aungpan, Myanmar

bangkok, Thailand

Across the region, the disaster would ultimately kill more than 5,400 people, injure over 11,000, and leave hundreds missing in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam

Hours later, footage from Bangkok showed something no one expected: an unfinished skyscraper, far from the epicenter, had collapsed

Mandalai, Myanmar

Aungpan, Myanmar

bangkok, Thailand

Across the region, the disaster would ultimately kill more than 5,400 people, injure over 11,000, and leave hundreds missing in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam

Hours later, footage from Bangkok showed something no one expected: an unfinished skyscraper, far from the epicenter, had collapsed

March 28, mandalay

Just before 1 p.m. local time, near Myanmar’s second-largest city mandalay, the ground lurched. People felt a sharp jolt, then long, rolling waves of motion. Windows shattered. Walls cracked. In seconds, streets filled with dust and panic

Buildings crumbled like a deck of cards. People ran in all directions, trying to escape falling debris. Across central Myanmar, homes, offices, and public buildings collapsed

Hospitals overflowed with the injured. Across central Myanmar, homes, offices, and public buildings collapsed. Hospitals overflowed with the injured

To understand what happened, we have to go underground

Running through the heart of the country is the Sagaing Fault — a major boundary between the Indian Plate and the Burma Microplate

It stretches over 1,200 km from north to south, passing near key cities like Mandalay and Yangon, and is one of the largest active faults in the region

For Myanmar, this isn’t a one-off event. Historically, several large quakes of magnitude 7.7 or greater have struck the region over the past century

human stories

A teenage girl, her sister, and their grandmother were trapped in the collapsed Sky Villa condo. Using a phone, they recorded videos from inside the debris — a quiet, terrifying document of waiting to be found. Rescuers eventually pulled them out alive

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In another apartment block, rescuers freed a woman after hours under concrete. As she emerged, her husband broke down in tears, hugging her repeatedly, hardly able to believe she was still alive

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These are just a two of thousands of human stories — lives suddenly split into “before” and “after” one violent minute

Shockwaves Across Asia

THE QUAKE was PART OF A BROADER PATTERN: THE PLANET HAS BEEN SENDING REPEATED REMINDERS THAT SEISMIC RISK IS NEVER REALLY "LOCAL"

bangkok, Thailand

Living in a seismic zone, the best thing you can do is be prepared

01 Pack a go-bag: water, flashlight, power bank, documents

02 Know the safest spot in every room. under a sturdy table, away from windows, mirrors, and heavy shelves

03 When it shakes — drop, cover, hold. Don't run outside

04 After — move to open ground, avoid damaged buildings

05 Set a family meeting point. Save contacts offline

These simple steps could save your life — or someone you love