Powerful earthquake rocks Southeast Asia

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes central Myanmar, killing several people, toppling buildings and bridges, and causing damage in cities as far away as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand

Mar 28, 12:50 local time: Quake hits near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city. 6.4-magnitude aftershock recorded 12 minutes later

Bangkok: At least 81 construction workers trapped under collapsed high-rise building

Sagaing Fault: Major strike-slip fault runs north to south through Myanmar

MYANMAR
Mandalay
Naypyidaw
Sagaing Fault
Andaman Trench
Yangon
THAILAND
100km
60 miles
YUNNAN
INDIA
BANGLADESH
CAMBODIA
CHINA
LAOS
VIETNAM
Andaman Sea
Gulf of Thailand
South China Sea
Gulf of Tonkin
Bay of Bengal

Sources: USGS, AFP, BBC, The Geological Society
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