A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake impacted much of Southeast Asia on Friday, with mounting casualties and leveled buildings from Myanmar to Thailand.
The epicenter was in Mandalay, Myanmar, the country’s second-largest city. Even Bangkok, some 600 miles away, saw damage from the quake, including the collapse of a skyscraper under construction.
Images in the wake of the earthquake show the widespread devastation, as the full scope of the disaster is still coming into focus.
Mandalay, Myanmar
This photo shows a building collapsing in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, during an earthquake.Str/AFP via Getty ImagesRescuers search for survivors trapped in the collapsed Sky Villa Condominium building in Mandalay on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar.Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty ImagesA view of the collapsed Ava Bridge following an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 29, 2025.Str via EPA via ShutterstockPeople look on next to a collapsed building in Mandalay, Mar. 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.AFP via Getty ImagesPeople stand past the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on Mar. 28, 2025, after an earthquake.AFP via Getty ImagesPeople drive on a motorbike past a collapsed building in Mandalay, Mar. 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.AFP via Getty ImagesPeople inspect the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake.Str/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople inspect the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake.Str/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople stand near a collapsed temple following an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, Mar. 28, 2025.Social Media via Reuters
Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Residents walk over debris next to a damaged building in Naypyidaw, Mar. 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty ImagesRescuers search for survivors in damaged government staff housing buildings following an earthquake in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Mar. 28, 2025.Nyein Chan Naing/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockRescue workers help an injured women who was trapped under a building, Mar. 28, 2025, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.Aung Shine Oo/AP
Bangkok
Patients are evacuated outside a hospital after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Mar. 28, 2025.Tadchakorn Kitchaiphon/APRescue teams operate at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, following an earthquake.Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP via Getty ImagesRescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Mar. 28, 2025.Rungroj Yongrit/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockRescue workers are seen working at the collapsed construction building in Chatuchak area during the night on March 28, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty ImagesRescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed, following a strong earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2025.Patipat Janthong/Reuters
