According to Lao Dong at around 1:30 p.m. in District 1, District 3, District 7, District 8... Ho Chi Minh City, people felt the shaking, especially in high-rise buildings. This phenomenon has caused many people to panic and pour onto the road to ensure safety.
"I was sitting at work when I felt the building shook clearly. colleagues also felt the same way, so we ran out of the building" - Mr. Le Anh, working in District 1, shared.
Ms. Nguyen Thanh Thuy (living in District 3) also felt a slight shake-up while in the house. "I felt the shaking while I was lying down but didn't pay much attention, I just thought I had a physical disorder. After that, friends who texted me also encountered similar problems in other districts" - Ms. Thuy said.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan - an office worker on the 13th floor of a building on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 3 - said: "I suddenly felt dizzy while working. At first, I thought it was due to fatigue, but when I looked around, I saw people feeling like me. Immediately after that, everyone stood up, and I realized that the whole building was shaking. Everyone was scared and quickly ran to the ground."
Many people in the capital Hanoi felt the earthquake, seeing furniture in their homes shaking.
Ms. Vu Mai (Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi) said that at noon on March 28, she felt her house shaking fiercely. At that time, many objects on her dining table fell to the ground.
Similarly, Ms. Ngoc Linh (Ba Dinh District, Hanoi) said that because she saw the fierce shaking, she and dozens of colleagues had to move from the 5th floor to the 1st floor of the office building.
"The shaking lasts about 3-5 minutes. Many people crawled under the tables, others ran to the 1" - Ms. Linh recounted.
6-room building in Ben Tre shook
At around 1:30 p.m. on March 28, many people working in the 6-room building (in Ben Tre City, Ben Tre Province) felt the shaking, causing them to panic and have to run out of the building.
As a civil servant working in a 6-bedroom building, Mr. Hien said: At first, colleagues working on the 13th and 14th floors suddenly felt dizzy. When asked each other, everyone felt the same way. After that, the building began to shake, causing everyone to panic and quickly run to the ground.
Similarly, Mr. Huy said that at around 1:30 p.m., when he was going to the 6 department building, he saw many civil servants and public employees working here running into the ground. When asked, they said the building was shaking.
Talking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper at noon of the same day, a leader of the People's Committee of Phu Tan Ward (Ben Tre City, Ben Tre Province) said that at around 1:30 p.m., a 6-room building in the area had a shaking phenomenon. After that, the authorities came to inspect, but there are currently no results. Currently, people working in the 6- department building have returned to normal work.
Vietnamese tourists panic and flee amid the earthquake in Thailand
Talking to Lao Dong, many Vietnamese tourists traveling in Thailand were still shocked when they witnessed the earthquake firsthand.
At the time of the earthquake, Mr. Khoa Nguyen (Hanoi) and his family were in a hotel in Silom, Bangkok.
"When the earthquake happened, I felt the building and the glass doors shaking. Power outage, elevators stop working, my family and everyone panicked and ran away from the 6th floor to the ground," the male tourist shared.
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According to the Institute of Geophysics, 13:20 57 seconds (Hanoi time) on March 28. In 2025, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake occurred at the location with coordinates (21.71 degrees North latitude, 96.02 degrees East longitude), with a focal depth of about 10 km. Earthquake in Myanmar. The Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center - Institute of Earth Sciences is continuing to monitor this earthquake.
The USGS website shows the earthquake as strong as 7.7 on the Richter scale. The countries affected include Bangladesh, India, Laos, Myanmar (Mene) Thailand and China.
Bloomberg said that a strong earthquake in Myanmar could be clearly recorded in Bangkok, Thailand, forcing people to move out onto the streets.
In Bangkok, a earthquake broke out that caused an alarm at around 1:30 p.m., evacuating residents from high-rise buildings and hotels in central Bangkok.
A 30-storey building in the north of the Thai capital turned into a pile of rubble in just a few seconds after a powerful earthquake of 7.7 on the Richter scale shocked Myanmar.
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Thailand, Myanmar declare a state of emergency after earthquake
Myanmar declared a "state of emergency" in six areas while Thailand's Prime Minister declared Bangkok a "necessary area" after the strong earthquake on March 28.
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The worst situation in the largest urban area near the Myanmar earthquake
After the earthquake, in Mandalay - the former capital of Myanmar, the country's Buddhist center, many people were taken to the city's main hospital for emergency care.
Photos taken in Mandalay and shared on social media showed a bridge collapsing into the river. Other photos show many buildings damaged by the earthquake.
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Witness talks about the moment near the center of the earthquake in Myanmar
A group of AFP reporters were present at the National Museum in Naypyidaw when the earthquake occurred and the building began to shake.
debris fell from the ceiling and cracked walls while museum staff ran outside. Some people trembled and cried, others held mobile phones to try to contact their relatives. The ground shook violently for about half a minute and then stabilized.
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The earthquake in Myanmar caused strong shaking in many areas of Yunnan province, southwestern China, bordering Myanmar.
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A group of AFP reporters were present at the Myanmar National Museum in Naypyidaw when the earthquake occurred and the building began to shake.
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According to Xinhua News Agency, the China earthquake Network Center (CENC) measured the Myanmar earthquake at 7.9 degrees richter and the shaking could be felt in Yunnan, China.
