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7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Southeast Asia, affecting Myanmar and Thailand
- keepamovin 2y agoThat is big. Praying the people are okay and safe from Tsunamis. The Netflix documentary about the Boxing Day 2004 disaster is excellent.
- jksflkjl3jk3 2y agoThe epicenter was in the center of Myanmar, far from the ocean, so shouldn't be any risk of tsunamis. But starting to see some pictures. The fatalities are going to be a lot higher than being reported now.
- keepamovin 2y agoThat is very sad, at least there's no tsunamis to be thankful for. It would be so scary to be inside a building collapsing. Not the best way to go, and the rescue and rebuild is difficult.
- belter 2y agohttps://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?currentFeatureId=us7000pn9s&extent=-24.52713,-1.58203&extent=60.06484,193.35938 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?currentFeatureI... https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?currentFeatureId=us7000pn9z&extent=21.34311,95.20889&extent=22.07546,96.73187 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?currentFeatureI...
- bayesianbot 2y agoFelt it in Northern Thailand, I've lived through many earthquakes around here but this was on completely different level - usually I notice some open doors and hanging things shaking and can slightly feel it, but today I felt worried if my house is going to crash down and all my neighbors ran to the street. (our houses are built on ~1m stilts to protect from floods) Sadly didn't receive a notification from Android this time, last time I got it about ten seconds before the shaking began.
- t_mahmood 2y agoGoogle turned it off after the mishap in Brazil, iirc.
- sofixa 2y agoThe page is still up: https://crisisresponse.google/android-alerts/ https://crisisresponse.google/android-alerts/ And according to some Googling, they had only disabled it in Brazil while investigating why the false alarm happened.
- Tostino 2y agoLooks like they only disabled it in Brazil [1]. 1. https://www.theverge.com/news/613572/google-earthquake-detection-false-alarm-sao-paulo-brasil-disabled https://www.theverge.com/news/613572/google-earthquake-detec...
- cma 2y agoDid they ever follow up on the outcome of that investigation and report on what caused the false detection?
- InDubioProRubio 2y agoIs that even slightly proportional? One wrong warning- vs 1 right..
- kayxspre 2y agoI would at least expect a Cell Broadcast to be deployed (The TelCo Authorities/Providers and Disaster Management Authority has been testing it last year and expected to be deployed in Q2 2025). According to the press conference, the system can be activated, but it wasn't until 2:30 PM that the Disaster Management Authority decided to ask the TelCo to send SMS (not via Cell Broadcast). In my case, it wasn't until 7:40 PM that I received guidance from the authority. Some people are claiming that they received alerts from other apps that target Thai people, such as gaming app, novel reading app and call screening app. Even the SNS account of online gambling site (illegal in Thailand) managed to provide guidance faster than the government's own response. Red Tapes on triggering the warning means no one was even sure what is going on, and has to resort for self-reporting or SNS.
- defrost 2y agoThe video of a rooftop swimming pool waterfalling from a highrise building is wild ( https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c20d0nxr2lmo https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c20d0nxr2lmo ). Nothing compared to the high rise collapse though :/
- Ayesh 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Sagaing_earthquake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Sagaing_earthquake I'm in Hanoi, also about 1,000km from the epicenter (similar to Bangkok). Some people apparently felt tremors and building fixtures shaking, but nothing as serious as the videos I saw in Bangkok.
- aaron695 2y agoGiven two buildings collapsing in the one video (in Mandalay) napkin math maybe thousand+ dead in Myanmar - https://x.com/cheguwera/status/1905541137504354763 https://x.com/cheguwera/status/1905541137504354763
- redwood 2y agoMega quake centered on a major city in a developing economy state. Information is slow to come out because of the Junta no doubt but the death toll is likely to be far far larger then folks initially are reading. So bizarre to see a lot more news coverage about places like Bangkok when the epicenter was on a large city in another country. But it's a reminder that information flows more slowly out of these closed societies
- jksflkjl3jk3 2y agoBangkok has many tall buildings, so it was probably felt a lot more strongly here than other places closer to the epicenter. I was on the 32nd floor and saw and heard large cracks forming in the walls.. definitely a scary experience. They just let us back into the building, but not sure I'll stay here for a few days.
- HiroProtagonist 2y agoI’m glad you are ok. Stay safe!
- decimalenough 2y agoThe quake was in northern Myanmar, so the major city (Yangon) in the south was apparently not too badly affected. Early reports indicate significant damage in Naypyidaw, the new and thus not particularly large capital, and one spectacular but isolated construction site collapse in Bangkok, Thailand, quite far from the epicenter. I presume most of the damage will be in country towns near the epicenter, but Myanmar is dysfunctional at best of times and roiled by active civil war right now, so it'll take time for information to filter out.
- alephnerd 2y ago> the new and thus not particularly large capital Naypyidaw (3rd largest city) has almost 1 million people now. Furthermore, the epicenter was right outside Mandalay (2nd largest city), which has a population of almost 2 million. In addition, the epicenter is also smack dab in the Central Lowlands, where much of Myanmar's population lives. Around 7-10 million people must live within 200 miles of the epicenter.
- tonyhart7 2y agohope everyone is alright
- ultimaweapon 2y agoI'm living in Thailand for almost 40 years and this is the first time I have a nausea due to earthquake even it is very far from its origin. I can't imagine how much catastrophe the Myanmar has from this earthquake.
- alephnerd 2y agoThe tremors were felt all the way in Saigon and Delhi as well, so this was a fairly massive earthquake. Hope everyone affected at ground zero in Saigang can get the help they need.
- lordnacho 2y agoI was wondering about the collapsed building in Thailand that was under construction. Do civil engineers take precautions for under-construction buildings? Do they minimize the risk somehow? I'm guessing there's inevitably a window during which an earthquake would be catastrophic, even if the end product is earthquake resistant.
- jeffbee 2y agoIt doesn't seem like the state of being under construction would have been the problem. It's a reinforced, poured-in-place concrete building. It should be as strong in that state as it would ever have been. Suggests a design error.
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- lucianbr 2y agoIt's not inevitable by any means. There's definitely a way to build buildings so that at any point they are as resistant to earthquakes as they will be at the end. Actually I think it would take special effort to make it so it's vulnerable during construction but safe at the end. For example, do you think the foundation of the building is somehow weaker during construction but gets stronger at the end? How could that possibly work?
- catherd 2y agoConcrete foundations get stronger as the concrete cures (around a month). Framing is much more resistant to collapse once you put sheathing on it, a roof, etc. Before that it is easier to fall over. A half built wood frame wall only supported at one end is like a wet noodle if you don't put in some temporary braces.
- scarab92 2y agoThe concrete is supported by formwork and props until it cures, which appear to have been removed on all floors, suggesting that the concrete structure was now complete and the building is about as strong as it ever will be. The collapse must have been due to a design or construction mistake.
- hotep99 2y agoIncredibly sad. The people of Myanmar were already suffering a terrible civil war.
- harddrivereque 2y ago[dead]
- v3ss0n 2y agoI am Myanmar and reporting from Bangkok. I was upstairs, at third floor and was going down to have lunch and it shook whole house. At first I thought I am having nausea due to not having any food yet then thing starts to shake violently almost knocked me off stairs . And glasses started to rumble. A construction in Pathunam collapsed. Some house of friends of mine in Mandalay - Myanmar collapsed. One girl managed to get out in time. One construction in Mandalay collapsed - 2 died. Historic Mandalay Palace wall and entrance collapsed . Airport in naypyitaw collapsed, there are report of many airport workers died. Bridges collapsed, one of the longest standing historic bridges of Myanmar - Sagaing Bridge collapsed. One other bridge in Mandalay brings down two cars with it, casualties unknown. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18bsATAEKS/ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18bsATAEKS/ Many Junta gov buildings collapsed https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BYV644DmY/ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BYV644DmY/
- baq 2y agoshakemap: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pn9s/shakemap/intensity https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pn9s... Mandalay looks to be almost exactly in the center of the worst of it...
- JumpCrisscross 2y agoIt also appears to have gone through the heart of Tatmadaw territory [1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_(2021%E2%80%93present) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_(2021%E2%8...
- v3ss0n 2y agoYeah several Junta building destroyed including notorious tataroo military Air field which is responsible for bombing several hundred of innocent civilian's.
- alephnerd 2y agoHow is the state of the various other bridges beside Saigang (eg. Chauk, Pakokku, Magway, Pyay, Tigyaing)? Much of Saigang, Rakhine, and Kachin might be cut off from the rest of Myanmar, dramatically affecting logistics (though I think land logistics to Rakhine have already largely ended before the earthquake) Also, I hope your family hasn't been drastically impacted.
- woutr_be 2y agoI’m in Bangkok right now, didn’t even think about it being an earthquake and thought my building was coming down. Sprinted out of the building, watching our rooftop pool collapse and rain down debris and water. I think that’s the most scared I’ve ever been, thinking that was it for me.
- koolba 2y ago> Sprinted out of the building, watching our rooftop pool collapse and rain down debris and water. Drowning multiple floors above sea level due to an earth quake. That’s insane!
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- themaninthedark 2y agoVideo of building under construction collapse: Close up: https://x.com/nongmeaw33/status/1905511502435791007 https://x.com/nongmeaw33/status/1905511502435791007 Distant: https://x.com/120119_/status/1905515797234991340 https://x.com/120119_/status/1905515797234991340
- Towaway69 2y agoHoly F2k. Hope nobody was seriously injured - as unlike as this hope may be. It’s extremely surreal to be sitting in sun, half way around the world, drinking coffee and watching these images. It’s amazing and frightening at the same time - the disconnect between the folks affected by this disaster and me scrolling around here at HN. At the same, the immediacy of world events and the inability to actual do anything about them. For many this was their last day and may their rest in peace, tomorrow could be ours. Once again nature shows us who is boss.
- alephnerd 2y ago81 construction workers trapped and 3 passed away [0]. Sadly, hundreds of similar incidents happened across the border in Myanmar, as the epicenter is right outside of Myanmar's 2nd largest city. [0] - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0gr8gl0wo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0gr8gl0wo
- rimmingurmum69 2y ago[flagged]
- s1artibartfast 2y ago>the inability to actual do anything about them That is called trained helplessness. You could be on a flight today if you want. You could be donating to relief in minutes without leaving your computer chair.
- Towaway69 2y agoI can give money to an anonymous organization that might or might not use that money to help the people on the ground. But then I’ve scrolled on in HN (or wherever) and the next disaster has happened - the same feeling of disconnect. The immediacy of social media makes everyone my neighbour - that’s what I was trying to say.
- wiradikusuma 2y agoThe earthquake seemed to be originated from Myanmar, but most reporting from Thailand. Is it because they are affected less?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> but most reporting from Thailand Myanmar is on the border between a failed state and one in civil war [1]. Put simply, we will probably never know the fatality county because there is nobody who can reliably do the counting. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_(2021%E2%80%93present) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_(2021%E2%8...
- AlecSchueler 2y agoThailand is much more open in terms of media connections.
- grotorea 2y agoI think Thailand is much more integrated to the West in all sorts of ways. And Myanmar is deep into a civil war and that I assume reduces greatly the number of foreign journalists, foreigners in general, social media access, etc.
- inkyoto 2y agoBurma/Myanmar has been largely ruled by the junta since 1962, with brief periods of semi-stability in between, and it has largely been isolated from the rest the world. Up until mid-2000's, the entire country was reliant on a single – modem – internet connection to Singapore (the Singaporean government had a long history of propping up successions of military governments in Myanmar until China arrived on the scene).
- andsoitis 2y agoMore details from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/strong-earthquake-central-myanmar-panic-bangkok-2025-03-28/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/strong-earthquake...
- yubblegum 2y agohttps://nitter.net/search?f=tweets&q=myanmar https://nitter.net/search?f=tweets&q=myanmar
- animesh 2y agoOne of the craziest things - water falling out of the high rise building's roof top pool: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1jlpma0/the_79_magnitude_earthquake_shakes_thailand_as/ https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1jlpma0/...
- germandiago 2y agoI am living in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Vietnam and today around one or so,a bit later, my wife was taking a nap and I was working in the computer. The building started to shake, I live in a tower. I told my wife: it is an earthquake, did you notice? Look: I pointed to the frame of a door so that she could hold herself there to notice the shaking. Lean on it and do not move. She said: no, it is you. I turn back: look at the hanging lamp. The lamp was zig-zagging lol. Actually you can throw a nuclear bomb when my wife is taking a nap and she would continue sleeping. She is so insensitive for those things... So when we went downstairs like 30 or 40 more people had also left their homes. It could also be noticed from Hanoi. Here people noticed it in district 3, 10, Thu Duc, Binh Thanh and District 2 at least. It was just replicas but hey, noticeable.
- rimmingurmum69 2y ago[flagged]
- arminiusreturns 2y agoI wonder if yesterdays geomagnetic solar storm has any correlation...
- keepamovin 2y agoThe largest coronal hole in years was streaming to Earth while the earthquake occurred. Link up of coronal hole with Earth’s geomagnetic system is associated with earthquakes. The storm was caused by charged particles from that stream.
- verdverm 2y agohttps://bsky.app/search?q=earthquake https://bsky.app/search?q=earthquake
- pclmulqdq 2y agoIt looks like the supply of hard drives is going to be a bit precarious for a while.
- aaron695 2y ago[dead]
- cc101 2y agoIt is important to realize that the greatest effect and harm of a major disaster is often the result, not of the shaking, but rather in the social unrest that results from a government's inability to cope with the disaster. Given Myanmar's problematic government, that may be the case here. If you want examples, consider the Managua earthquake that led to the overthrow of Somoza or the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which contributed to the cultural turmoil accompanying the death of Mao that led to the end of the Cultural Revolution.