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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.

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.

Besides, the earthquakes also rocked down several buildings, bridges, and a Buddhist monastery. Read further on Dynamite News:

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).