{"id":47910,"date":"2026-03-17T17:23:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=47910"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:23:56","slug":"breaking-devastating-7-7-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=47910","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Devastating 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"668\">Early Monday morning, a powerful earthquake registering 7.7 on the Richter scale struck parts of southern China, northern Thailand, and Myanmar, leaving widespread devastation in its wake. The tremor, which occurred at approximately 3:42 a.m. local time, has already caused significant casualties, injuries, and structural damage, with authorities scrambling to coordinate emergency response and relief efforts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"ternalnews.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/ternalnews.com\/ternalnews.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"673\" \/>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1m6m1g6\" data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"704\">Epicenter and Magnitude<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"1044\">The epicenter of the earthquake was identified in a mountainous region along the China\u2013Myanmar border, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Experts report that the quake struck at a shallow depth of around 10 kilometers, intensifying the shaking and contributing to the extensive destruction observed in surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"anchorslot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1400\">The strength of the quake is considered major, capable of severe damage over a wide radius. Structures not built to withstand strong seismic activity, particularly older buildings and poorly reinforced homes, were among the hardest hit. The timing of the quake, occurring in the early hours while most residents were asleep, exacerbated the human toll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Monday morning, a powerful earthquake registering 7.7 on the Richter scale struck parts of southern China, northern Thailand, and Myanmar, leaving widespread devastation in its wake&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Devastating 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Asia - TernaNews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=47910\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Devastating 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Asia - 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