J-PVRR: Myanmar earthquake 28 March 2025

Author: Rodgers J, Gunay S, Tlau L, et al.

Date published

10 June 2025

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J-PVRR: Myanmar earthquake 28 March 2025

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Rodgers J, Gunay S, Tlau L, et al.

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10 June 2025

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Rodgers J, Gunay S, Tlau L, et al.

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This Joint Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report details the damage caused by the March 2025 earthquake in Myanmar.

The M7.7 28 March 2025 Mandalay, Myanmar earthquake caused extensive damage and over 3500 fatalities in central Myanmar. In response several organisations formed a Joint Virtual Assessment Team (J-VAT) that includes members of StEER, the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Learning from Earthquakes (LFE) Program, the UK’s Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT), GeoHazards International (GHI), and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok.

The J-VAT has authored this Joint Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report (J-PVRR), which aims to:

  1. Provide an overview of the earthquake and it societal impacts
  2. Detail the regulatory environment and construction practices in the affected areas
  3. Document the earthquakes geotechnical dimensions and impacts to the built environment by synthesising insights from remote sensing and preliminary reports of geotechnical failures and damage to land, buildings and infrastructure; and
  4. Offer recommendations for continued study of this event

 

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