A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake impacted much of Southeast Asia on Friday, with mounting casualties and leveled buildings from Myanmar to Thailand.
Even Bangkok, some 600 miles from the epicenter in Mandalay, Myanmar, the country’s second-largest city, saw damage from the quake, including the collapse of a skyscraper under construction.
Images in the wake of the earthquake show the widespread devastation, as the full scope of the disaster is still coming into focus.
Mandalay, Myanmar
This photo shows a building collapsing in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, during an earthquake.
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People look on next to a collapsed building in Mandalay, Mar. 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
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People stand past the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on Mar. 28, 2025, after an earthquake.
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People drive on a motorbike past a collapsed building in Mandalay, Mar. 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
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People inspect the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake.
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People stand near a collapsed temple following an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, Mar. 28, 2025.
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Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Residents walk over debris next to a damaged building in Naypyidaw, Mar. 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
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Rescuers search for survivors in damaged government staff housing buildings following an earthquake in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Mar. 28, 2025.
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Rescue workers help an injured women who was trapped under a building, Mar. 28, 2025, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
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Aungpan, Myanmar
People gather near a collapsed building following an earthquake in Aungpan, Myanmar, Mar. 28, 2025.
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Bangkok
Patients are evacuated outside a hospital after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Mar. 28, 2025.
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Rescue teams operate at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, following an earthquake.
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Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Mar. 28, 2025.
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