Contemporary · Southeast Asia · Disaster
2025
Myanmar earthquake
March 28, 2025
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, bringing down buildings in Mandalay and causing damage as far away as Bangkok. Relief efforts were hindered by the country's ongoing civil war and the military government's restrictions on aid and access.
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Before and after in Southeast Asia
- Before: February 1, 2021: Myanmar coup
Before and after in Disaster
Era
Contemporary (2001–2026), one of 196 events from that era on Saeculum.