India stands ready to offer all assistance to Myanmar and Thailand, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a powerful earthquake left dozens dead and buildings collapsed in the two East Asian countries earlier in the day. The tremors were felt in several Indian cities as well, including Kolkata and Imphal. In a post on X … Read more
Myanmar Earthquake LIVE Updates: A powerful earthquake rattled Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, trapping dozens of workers in a collapsed under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok where a state of emergency was declared. The 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing at a shallow depth, the United States Geological Survey said. A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit the same … Read more
New Delhi: A 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar capital Naypyidaw is a likely “mass casualty area”, news agency AFP said Friday afternoon after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Sagaing, which is 260km away. There is no confirmation on the number of dead at the hospital, but 20 have been reported from across … Read more
Bangkok/New Delhi: When the ground began to tremble violently beneath his feet, Prem Kishore Mohanty from India was sitting in the auditorium of his daughter’s school in Thailand’s Bangkok. It was supposed to be a routine sports day event – children competing, parents cheering – until the tremors hit. “I felt my head spinning, and … Read more
Naypyidaw: A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, buckling roads in the capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings, and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand. The 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing on Friday afternoon at a shallow depth, the United States Geological Survey said. A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit … Read more
New Delhi: A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake, and an aftershock of 6.8 magnitude, struck central Myanmar at 12.50pm (local time) Friday. The epicentre was 16km northwest of the city of Sagaing, and at a depth of 10km, the United States Geological Survey said. There are no reports of casualties so far. No tsunami warning has been … Read more
Naypyidaw: An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar in the early hours of Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to NCS, the magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred at 12:53 am (IST) at a depth of 106 kilometres. It was recorded at Latitude 24.68 N and Longitude 94.87 E. … Read more