| Event code | GE-ERQ/06742/THA |
|---|---|
| Main category | Geological Event |
| Sub category | earthquake |
| Event date (UTC) | Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:49:54 +0000 |
| Last update (UTC) | Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:40:38 +0000 |
| Continent | Asia |
|---|---|
| Country | Thailand |
| Administration area | Capital City |
| Settlement | Bangkok |
| Exact location | |
| Open Location Code: | 7P52PG83+MF |
| Size of affected area | Local event |
| Additional events |
| Urgency | Past |
|---|---|
| Certainty | Observed |
| Severity | Extreme |
| Category | Geo |
A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital on Friday, causing buildings to sway and cascade water from rooftop pools onto the streets below. The earthquake is believed to be relatively shallow, at 10km (6.2 miles) deep, with a reported epicentre in neighbouring Myanmar. The greater Bangkok area is home to more than 17 million people, many of whom live in high-rise apartments.
Around 100 construction workers are missing after an unfinished high-rise building collapsed hundreds of miles away in Bangkok, according to Thailand's deputy prime minister. At least seven people have died at the site in Thailand, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. A rescuer in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, told the BBC the damage is "enormous". The total number of people killed and injured by the earthquake are expected to rise in the coming days. There have been reports of roads buckling in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw, and the country's military government has declared a state of emergency in six regions. The earthquake struck near Mandalay, which has a population of about 1.5 million people. A second quake struck 12 minutes after the first, according to the USGS, with a magnitude of 6.4 and its epicentre was 18km (11.1 miles) south of Sagaing.
| Number of dead: | 0 person(s) |
|---|---|
| Number of injured: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Affected: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Rescued/evacuated: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Missing: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Infected: | 0 person(s) |
| Code2 | TH |
|---|---|
| Code | THA |
| Name | Thailand |
| LocalName | Prathet Thai |
| GovernmentForm | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| SurfaceArea | 513115.00 |
| IndepYear | 1350 |
| Population | 61399000 |
| LifeExpectancy | 68.6 |
| GNP | 116416.00 |
| GNPOld | 153907.00 |
| Capital | 3320 |