Myanmar earthquake: What we know

A huge earthquake was hit in the middle of Myanmar.

The tremor, which was 7.7, felt elsewhere, including in Thailand and southwest China.

More than 1000 died and more than 2000 were injured, although it is difficult to get accurate information.

Here we know yet.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the earthquake center is located 16 km (10 miles) northwest of the epic in Myanmar.

This is also located near the second largest city in Myanmar, Mandalay, with a population of about 1.5 million people – and about 100 km (62 miles) north of the capital, NiB.

The first earthquake struck around 12:50 local time (06:20 GMT) on Friday, according to USGs. Another earthquake was hit 12 minutes later, with a size of 6.4.

The earthquake center was 18 km (11.1 miles) south of the epic of Myanmar.

In Myanmar, there are reports of roads in the capital in addition to the damage to buildings throughout the country.

Strong tremors also felt elsewhere, including in Thailand and southwest China.

About 100 construction workers are missing, and after a tall incomplete building, hundreds of miles from the earthquake center, in the Thai capital, Bangkok, according to local government officials.

The site’s rescue officials said they discovered at least 15 people alive but were deep under the rubble, about 5 meters to 10 meters.

A video clip also showed a surface pool in Bangkok leaking on both sides of a volatile building.

According to the country’s army, the death toll of the earthquake is now 1,002.

Many deaths were in the second largest city in Mandalay, which is close to the earthquake center

There is a separately 2,376 people who were injured and 30 missing.

Rescue operations are continuing, with a single rescue team in Mandalay say they “dig people with naked hands.”

It is difficult to get information from Myanmar, previously known as Burma.

Myanmar has been ruled before Military airport Since a coup in 2021, which makes access to information a problem.

The state controls all local media, television and online printing. The use of the Internet is also restricted.

The portable lines in the affected areas have been incomplete since the earthquake hit, but tens of thousands of people also live without electricity, making it difficult for the BBC to communicate with individuals on the ground.

Foreign journalists are rarely allowed to formally enter because of Freedom of the press.

The Earth’s crust consists of separate parts, called the panels, which we descend next to each other.

These panels often try to move but are prevented by rubbing against a neighboring one.

But sometimes, the pressure is built until a single plate suddenly shakes, causing the surface to move.

It is measured on a scale called the MW Size scale (MW). This is replaced by the well -known Richter scale, which is now old and less accurate.

The number attributed to the earthquake is a mixture of the distance driven by the rift line and the power that it conveyed.

Revereving 2.5 or less, but it can be discovered by tools. And for up to five perceived and cause slight damage. The Myanmar earthquake is classified in 7.7 as main and usually causes severe damage, as was in this case.

Anything higher than 8.0 causes catastrophic damage and can completely destroy societies in their position.

The UK’s Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has warned of the possibility of many strong shakes in places affected by the earthquake.

People in the region, or tourists who plan to travel to them, have advised Myanmarand Thailand or LoserTo monitor the local media and follow the advice of local authorities and tourist tourists.

FCDO also advised all travel to parts of Myanmar, all of them, except for basic travel to parts of Thailand and Laos.

She said that the security situation of Myanmar “may deteriorate within a short period of time and the military regime can provide restrictions on travel at any time” amid an increasing “” increasing “conflict.

FCDO’s warning of parts of Thailand “due to regular attacks in provinces by the border with Malaysia”, and its advice to LAOS is associated with “intermittent attacks on infrastructure and armed confrontations with anti -government groups” in Xaisomboun Province.

This earthquake and the final shakes were relatively shallow – about 10 kilometers in the depth.

This means that the effect on the surface is more likely to be more destructive than a deeper earthquake, as the buildings shook much more difficult and more vulnerable to collapse.

On December 26, 2004, One of the largest earthquakes ever was hit off the coast of IndonesiaWhich leads to a tsunami that has swept the entire societies around the Indian Ocean.

A 9.1 earthquake was killed about 228,000 people.

The largest earthquake ever was 9.5 and was recorded in Chile in 1960.