Earthquake Deals Heavy Blow to Myanmar Military

The March 28 earthquake had a severe impact across central Myanmar, especially in junta-controlled areas. Sagaing, Tada-U, Mandalay, Myittha, Kyaukse, Pyawbwe, Naypyitaw, Pyinmana, and Taungoo were heavily affected.

The hardest-hit area stretches approximately 350 km along the Sagaing Fault from Sagaing to Taungoo.

This part of the country is home to hundreds of military bases, including war office headquarters, yet so far no images of damaged military buildings have surfaced, either in junta-controlled media or anywhere else, though some independent media have verbally reported about the damage.