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Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) Report: Myanmar Earthquake - March 28, 2025

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-29T14:04:50Z
dc.date.available2025-05-29T14:04:50Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-29
dc.description.abstractThis Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report presents a rapid estimate of the direct economic damage to physical assets (building and infrastructure) from the moment magnitude (Mw) 7.7 earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28, 2025. The assessment does not consider the losses or needs of the event. It is intended to support response planning, inform recovery strategies, and guide future risk reduction interventions. This event is Myanmar’s most impactful earthquake since the 1912 Maymyo earthquake, or even the 1839 Ava earthquake, which had a magnitude estimated between 7.9 to 8.3. It is also likely to be the deadliest in the country’s recorded history. The earthquake caused intense ground shaking across the densely populated central corridor, resulting in building failures, widespread fatalities, destruction of critical infrastructure, and major disruptions to social and economic systems. The situation is further complicated by the country’s political instability. This report includes (i) a characterization of the seismic event, (ii) the development of an updated exposure model of Myanmar’s built environment, (iii) an estimation of economic damage to buildings and infrastructure, and (iv) a high-level discussion on the potential socio-economic and recovery implications of the disaster. It draws on seismic data, preliminary satellite damage assessments, building exposure models, and information from available reports from humanitarian agencies and development partners.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099050525010539325
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43255
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectDIRECT ECONOMIC DAMAGE
dc.subjectBUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectRECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectGLOBAL RAPID POST-DISASTER DAME ESTIMATION (GRADE)
dc.titleGlobal Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) Reporten
dc.title.subtitleMyanmar Earthquake - March 28, 2025en
dc.typeReport
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okr.date.disclosure2025-05-29
okr.date.lastmodified2025-05-10T22:04:28Zen
okr.doctypeReport
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099050525010539325
okr.guid099050525010539325
okr.identifier.docmidP507337-f483c42a-89b3-42c3-939e-d7e93126d55b
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum40010779
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum40010779
okr.identifier.report201127
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttps://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099050525010539325/pdf/P507337-f483c42a-89b3-42c3-939e-d7e93126d55b.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryMyanmar
okr.sectorCentral Government (Central Agencies),Digital Infrastructure
okr.sectorPublic Administration,Digital Development
okr.themeRegional Integration,Macroeconomic Modeling,Public Transport,Environment, Infrastructure, and Natural Resource Management,Energy and Mining Policies & Reform,Energy and Mineral Resources,Broadband Connectivity,Macroeconomic Simulation and Policy Analysis,Private Sector Development,Trade Facilitation and Trade Logistics,Broadband Infrastructure & Services,Urban Development and Land Administration / Management,Economic Policy,Disaster Risk Management Governance,Urban Planning,Disaster Risk Management,Digital Transformation,Broadband Enabling Environment
okr.topicConflict and Development::Disaster Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Disasters
okr.topicUrban Development
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topicGovernance::Political Systems and Analysis
okr.unitINF-EAP-Regional Director (IEADR)
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