Severe earthquakes in Southeast Asia
Experts fear more than 10,000 deaths
Updated on March 29, 2025 – 05:37 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The earthquake in Myanmar could have demanded thousands of human lives. The survivors are still looking for survivors.
The number of fatalities after the earthquake in Southeast Asia could be estimated by the US Earthbift farm UsGS in thousands. The institute fears that a total of more than 10,000 people may have died in Myanmar and the other affected regions. So far, the military leadership in Myanmar spoke of at least 1,002 deaths and 2,376 injured.
The Junta had given the number of dead on Friday at 144 and on Saturday with 694.
The USGS had measured a thickness of 7.7 at a depth of 10 kilometers in the quake near Myanmar’s second largest city of Mandalay. The shocks were also felt in Thailand, China and Vietnam. The Chinese province of Yunnan also reported injuries and damage to buildings. According to state media, the People’s Republic sent a small team of disaster protection with special devices across the border to Myanmar.
During the course of Friday and on Saturday morning, there were dozens of aftershocks in the region. On an online map of the Thai weather authority you can see that the significantly lighter earthquakes occurred, especially in Myanmar, but also in the neighboring country of Thailand. The weather authority is also responsible for earthquake observation in Thailand. A flags reached the strength 4.0.
So far, three deaths have been officially confirmed in Thailand. According to media reports, however, up to ten deaths have now been recovered. In addition, there are 101 missing people in the city of Bangkok alone. The rescue work on a collapsed, high -rise building continued at night and early in the morning. Dozens of construction workers are suspected in the ruins. Most of them come from the neighboring countries Cambodia and Myanmar.
