Myanmar earthquake in pictures

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AP Damaged pagodas are seen after an earthquake, Friday, March 28, 2025 in , MyanmarAP

Damaged pagodas are seen in the Myanmar capital, Nay Pyi Taw

A strong magnitude -7.7 earthquake has hit central Myanmar.

The epicentre was located 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing at a depth of 10km.

Strong tremors extended into Thailand and Yunnan in south-west China.

AFP Damage is seen to part of the emergency department of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.AFP

The entrance to the emergency department of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw was damaged as casualties received medical attention in the compound.

Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing surveyed the damage and visited survivors as they gathered in the grounds.

AFP Damage is seen to part of the emergency department of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.AFP
AFP Earthquake victims lie on the ground of the compound of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.AFP
AFP Earthquake survivors wait to receive medical attention in the compounds of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.AFP
AFP Survivors wait to receive medical attention as they lie on the ground of the compound of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28,AFP
AFP Blood is seen on the face of an earthquake survivors as she rests in a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. AFP
AFP Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing (C) gestures as earthquake survivors gather in the compound of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.AFP

Roads were buckled by the force of the tremors and buildings across the capital were damaged.

EPA People look at a damaged road on the Naypyidaw-Yangon highway after an earthquake, in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 28 March 2025. EPA
AFP Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing (C) gestures as earthquake survivors gather in the compound of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.AFP
AFP Cars pass a damaged road in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025AFP
AFP A damaged road in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025AFP

Pagodas in Nay Pyi Taw were damaged as well as large parts of a Buddhist monastery compound.

AP Damaged pagodas are seen after an earthquake, Friday, March 28, 2025 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.AP
AP A Buddhist monk walks near a damaged building at a monastery compound after an earthquake, Friday, March 28, 2025 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. AP
AP A damaged monastery is seen after an earthquake, Friday, March 28, 2025 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.AP

Tremors from the earthquake in central Myanmar travelled as far as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand.

In the Thai capital, rescuers are searching the rubble after a large building collapsed.

Reuters Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building after the tremors of a strong earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday affected Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2025. Reuters
Reuters A worker reacts after the tremors of a strong earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday affected Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2025.Reuters
Getty Images An injured construction worker is transported out of a collapsed building on a stretcher by Thai rescue workers following an earthquake on March 28, 2025 in Bangkok, ThailandGetty Images
Getty Images Patients, their families members and medics are evacuated after an earthquake, at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2025. Getty Images
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