Myanmar earthquake: Buckled roads, collapsed buildings -- pics, videos reveal extent of panic

View of a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar earlier today, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.

The epicentre was about 17.2 km from the city of Mandalay, which has a population of about 1.2 million, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Social media posts carried several photos and videos, claiming they showed collapsed buildings and debris strewn across streets. However, MoneyControl could not independently verify their veracity.

Bangkok Police said a high-rise under-construction building collapsed too, but the possible casualties were yet to be ascertained.

Below are some social media posts carrying photos and videos, claiming to show the aftermath of the earthquake.

#BREAKING A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Neighboring regions, including Thailand and China's Yunnan Province, felt significant tremors. #Myanmar#earthquakepic.twitter.com/qgRHQ7ltjl PhoenixTV News (@PhoenixTV_News) March 28, 2025

A dramatic video circulated on social media showed the multi-story building with a crane on top collapsing into a cloud of dust, while onlookers screamed and ran.

NEW VIDEO: Skyscraper under construction collapses as massive earthquake hits Bangkok. No word on casualties pic.twitter.com/QhoLEEnd7b BNO News (@BNONews) March 28, 2025

Police told The Associated Press they were responding to the scene near Bangkok's popular Chatuchak Market, and had no immediate information on how many workers were on the site at the time of the collapse.

TV9 Bharatvarsh shared a video on X, claiming it showed a bridge collapsing in Myanmar due to the strong tremors.

, 7.7 . #Earthquake#Myanmar#Bangkok#Building#Reelpic.twitter.com/iviTIrnqvj

TV9 Bharatvarsh (@TV9Bharatvarsh) March 28, 2025

News agency Reuters also shared a photo of a collapsed building, as can be seen below.

View of a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, earthquake monitoring services said, which affected Bangkok as well with people pouring out of buildings following the tremors, March 28, 2025 https://t.co/RxqpyMaqLa Ann Wang pic.twitter.com/xApBfnE5Mm Reuters (@Reuters) March 28, 2025

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Friday she had interrupted an official visit to the southern island of Phuket to hold an "urgent meeting" after the quake, according to a post on X.

Tremors were also felt in China's southwest Yunnan province, according to Beijing's quake agency, which said the jolt measured 7.9 in magnitude.

Earthquakes are relatively common in Myanmar, where six strong quakes of 7.0 magnitude or more struck between 1930 and 1956 near the Sagaing Fault, which runs north to south through the centre of the country, according to the USGS.