Earthquake tsunami in Myanmar: Over 20 dead and chaos in Thailand!

Earthquake tsunami in Myanmar: Over 20 dead and chaos in Thailand!

Mandalay, Myanmar - On Friday, March 28, 2025, a devastating earthquake of strength 7.7 occurred in Myanmar. At least 20 deaths were reported at the beginning, with the number of victims in the capital Naypyidaw further increasing. The collapse of a mosque in Mandalay during a service was particularly tragic in which at least 15 people were killed. The catastrophe also moved in in Taunghoo; There a monastery collapsed in which displaced people were housed, and five people, including children, died.

In the Thai capital Bangkok, serious damage occurred. A 30-story high-rise building under construction collapses, and 43 workers are suspected of the ruins. The Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra broke off her journey to keep an urgency meeting. The emergency was declared in the city; Numerous shops and residential buildings were evacuated because people panic fled from their apartments. The residents of high -rise buildings and hotels also fled in Rangun and other areas.

damage and offers of help

The effects of the earthquake were also noticeable in the adjacent Chinese province of Yunnan, where houses were damaged and injured. The international community reacted promptly and India offered his help. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern about the situation in Myanmar, where the military junta had already asked for international support. The quake's epicenter was 17 kilometers ahead of Mandalay, and shortly after the main quake, another quake of the strength was 6.4. Eyewitnesses reported collapsing buildings and debris on the streets.

The effects of the earthquake are not new in Myanmar, since the country is regularly affected by earthquakes due to the sagaing fault. Between 1930 and 1956 there were already six strong quakes with a thickness of at least 7.0 in this region. According to the Austrian earthquake service considerable damage to buildings and infrastructure are expected.

global earthquake statistics

In order to illustrate the context of this seismic activity, the earthquake statistics that has been registered in the last 48 hours of 3,390 earthquakes, including a quake over strength 7. Every year about 430,000 quakes, with 15 of them above a thickness of 7. Despite the high number of earthquakes, there is no significant trend in seismic activity, which indicates that the increase in registered quakes is mainly due to improved measurement methods.

The catastrophic events in Myanmar and Thailand have once again focused on the fragile infrastructures of the region and illustrate the urgency of international aid as well as the need for earthquake security and primary care.