A 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Mandalay, Myanmar, on Friday, causing shocks as far as Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand. The earthquake resulted in extensive damage, with footage spreading of ruined structures in the two countries. A particularly jarring clip showed the destruction of the ancient Ava Bridge, a key monument connecting Myanmar’s Ava and Sagaing areas. Also destroyed during the earthquake was an as-yet-uncompleted building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak Market.
Ava Bridge Collapses
Constructed in 1934 by the British colonial authorities, the Ava Bridge consisted of 16 spans and spanned the Irrawaddy River, connecting the Ava and Sagaing regions. The earthquake whose epicentre was approximately 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Monywa in the center of Myanmar shook the nation. Barely 12 minutes after the first jolt, a powerful 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit Myanmar’s Sagaing division, adding to the destruction.
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A powerful earthquake, with 7.7 richter scale in magnitude, near the epicenter Mandalay, Myanmar.
It causes the Ava Bridge in Myanmar and unknown 14 floors building in Thailand collapse.
Pray for Myanmar and Thailand 🙏 #แผ่นดินไหว #earthquake #breakingnews pic.twitter.com/otvBZdtkfe
— Queen (@QueenSNabila) March 28, 2025
Social Media Blasts Back
The huge quake was experienced even in Delhi-NCR and elicited an onslaught of reaction on social media. One notably chilling video indicated a skyscraper rooftop infinity pool swinging precariously, as water flowed off the edges of it.
Take a look:
Whole Bangkok shook like Crazy! #Bangkok #earthquake pic.twitter.com/99v7ySZDGc
— Srushti Gopani (@DrSrushtiG) March 28, 2025
India’s National Center for Seismology (NCS) registered the quake as a 7.2-magnitude event in Myanmar, whereas the China Earthquake Networks Center logged it at a strong 7.9 magnitude in Yunnan.
A light earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 had hit Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday at 4:38 PM. The epicenter of the tremor lay at 24.21°N, 82.57°E, with a depth of 5 kilometers.
