It's been three days since the 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand. On March 28, Friday at 12:50:54 pm MMT. When everyone was at their workplace or taking an afternoon nap, the earthquake shook Myanmar, significantly damaging its neighboring country, Thailand, and partially China.
Since then, videos of the devastated states of people have been flooded on social media. Hundreds of people shared their experiences and videos of what happened that day. The death toll was at least 1,644, with 3,408 people injured and several missing. According to local media, these figures are likely to increase as more information comes in. Condolence messages are coming from every corner of the world, and many countries have raised their hand for providing possible help, including India, China, Singapore, and Thailand.
One Instagram user shared this video, where you can see how the shop got vandalized in just seconds.
Terrifying CCTV video of yesterdays M7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar. The death toll is at least 1,644, with 3,408 people injured. Numbers are expected to rise. pic.twitter.com/5fAXXXpVDl
— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) March 29, 2025
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In another video, when the earthquake hit China, 2 nurses can be seen trying to protect babies in their care. Everything was shaking, and they did their best to keep the babies safe.
Atouching moment during the tragedy:The earthquake in Myanmar was felt in Ruili, Yunnan, China, where two nurses at Jingcheng Hospital's maternity center were seen shielding infants: pic.twitter.com/xDNqPAb9tt— China in Pictures (@tongbingxue) March 28, 2025
In a video, CCTV captured a moment of nightmare of a tourist couple who had been relaxing in the Skykreper pool. When the earthquake shook the earth, the pool started waving and throwing water out. The couple and an old man can be seen running for their life.
🧵 Massive 7.7 Earthquake rocked Myanmar today, flattening buildings and shaking Southeast Asia
— Culture War Report (@CultureWar2020) March 29, 2025
The devastation is unreal… 🧵Thread 👇
⚠️ Near Mandalay—Myanmar’s second-largest city. 6.4 aftershock hit minutes later. Bangkok felt it 600 miles away—skyscrapers collapsed… pic.twitter.com/hBvnmP1hJL
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Another X user shared a video showing the same shocking moment; it felt like the earth was swinging.
Another video showing the violent shaking during yesterdays M7.7 earthquake 👀
— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) March 29, 2025
📍 Sagaing, Myanmarpic.twitter.com/OeWGppAGge
An underconstruction building was also collapsed to the ground in a storm of dust and debris.
The scenes coming out of Myanmar and Thailand are horrific. They were not prepared for an earthquake of this magnitude.pic.twitter.com/S1cqFb6uVC
— Vertigo_Warrior (@VertigoWarrior) March 28, 2025