A terrifying video has surfaced on X, showing a train shaking violently at a Bangkok metro station as a massive earthquake struck with an epicentre in Myanmar on Friday. The 7.7 magnitude tremor, followed by a 6.8 aftershock, caused panic among passengers, who ran out of the station as the floor swayed beneath them.
The 7-second clip captures people at a metro station holding onto each other as the train visibly shakes.
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the quake hit at 12:50 pm (local time) with its epicentre 16km northwest of Sagaing, at a depth of 10km.
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Another terrifying video captured the moment an under-construction skyscraper collapsed, reducing to rubble within seconds, in Bangkok. The towering structure, which had been nearing completion, crumbled as dust and debris filled the air, leaving bystanders in shock.
{{/usCountry}}Another terrifying video captured the moment an under-construction skyscraper collapsed, reducing to rubble within seconds, in Bangkok. The towering structure, which had been nearing completion, crumbled as dust and debris filled the air, leaving bystanders in shock.
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The US Geological Survey (USGS) and Germany’s GFZ Centre for Geosciences reported that a powerful midday earthquake struck Bangkok, Thailand, at a shallow depth of 10 km. Preliminary data indicates that the epicentre was in neighbouring Myanmar, according to an AFP report.
Meanwhile, tremors were also felt in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, where Beijing’s quake agency measured the jolt at 7.9 in magnitude. In Myanmar, the devastation was severe, with the iconic Ava Bridge collapsing after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake rattled the country.
A powerful earthquake also shook several parts of Bangladesh, including Dhaka and Chattogram. The epicentre, located 597 kilometres from Dhaka, was classified as a major seismic event, according to Md. Rubayat Kabir, acting officer at the Earthquake Observation and Research Centre under the Meteorological Department, as quoted by Prothom Alo.