A strong earthquake of 7.3 magnitude shook the Thai capital of Bangkok on Friday, leading to the evacuation of shops and residential buildings. However, there were no immediate reports of damage, news agency Associated Press reported.
Videos showed several hundreds of people pouring out of buildings in panic after the tremors and water splashing out of swimming pools.
Earthquake in Bangkok
Everyone outside#bangkok #Thailand pic.twitter.com/61yNLGIWuS
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Big earthquake in Bangkok. Whole building was shaking for 3 min or so pic.twitter.com/ztizXSoGl1
— On The Rug (@On_the_Rug) March 28, 2025
The tremors in Bangkok are said to have been caused by a strong earthquake in central Myanmar, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of the city of Monywa on Friday. There was no immediate word from Myanmar on damage, which the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said had a 7.7 magnitude and was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
The epicentre was about 17.2 km from the city of Mandalay, which has a population about 1.2 million, Reuters reported citing the USGS.
