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A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California, swaying lights and rattling cups off shelves

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Earthquakes and the damage they cause are apolitical. Collectively, we either prepare for future earthquakes or the population eventually pays the price. The earthquakes that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, collapsing buildings and causing over 2,700 deaths, were a sobering reminder of the risks and the need for preparation.

Myanmar’s military rulers have called for ‘any country, any organisation’ to help as concerns grow over how rescuers will reach affected areas. This blog is now closed.

Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead.

Myanmar’s location between two tectonic plates – the India and Eurasia plates – places it at particular risk of quakes.

Here's the science behind the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday (March 28).

A skyscraper in Bangkok collapsed as the huge 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed scores of people

The UK government has issued new guidance to travellers visiting Thailand and Myanmar after the powerful earthquake struck