A 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit Eastern Nepal's Sankhuwasabha district Friday night. Officials report no casualties or damage., Asia, Times Now

Myanmar-Thailand earthquake live updates: Worst damage in Asia in 100 years, NGO says© Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua via AP Map locator where earthquake hit in Myanmar, Mar. 28, 2025.© AP

One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific Ocean and putting nations from Japan to the United States to Chile on high alert with millions urged to evacuate.

These dwellings collapsed during the earthquake, killing an estimated 830,000 people. In 1976, another deadly earthquake struck in Tangshan, China, where more than 250,000 people were killed.

On Friday, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, the second-largest city in Myanmar, causing a ripple through the nation and into Thailand. Several powerful aftershocks quickly followed.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck the India-Myanmar border region on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake originated in the Mawlaik region of Myanmar at 11.

The Brief Over 2,700 people are dead following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Southeast Asia. The quake's epicenter was in Myanmar. It was also followed by a strong aftershock.

It was the most devastating earthquake to hit South Asia in a century. We have three reports from Independent Television News correspondents, beginning with Mark Austin, who flew into Kashmir with ...

The region has been subject to major quakes before. In 2005, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Kashmir in northern Pakistan, killing more than 88,000 people and injuring more than 69,000.