A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, sending shock waves across other parts of Southeast Asia and China and leaving a trail of death and destruction.

周五，缅甸中部发生7.7级地震，东南亚其他地区和中国均有震感，地震造成了人员伤亡和破坏。

The death toll exceeded 1,600 and more than 3,400 people were injured, the country’s military government said Saturday, and those numbers were expected to rise.

缅甸军政府周六表示，死亡人数超过1600人，超过3400人受伤，且伤亡数字预计还会进一步上升。

Hundreds of miles from the epicenter, the earthquake caused the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok, killing at least nine people and leaving dozens of others missing.

在距震中数百英里的曼谷，地震导致一座在建的高层建筑倒塌，造成至少九人死亡，数十人失踪。

Myanmar is in the throes of a civil war that has left nearly 20 million people without proper food and shelter. Censorship imposed by its military government has limited the spread of information from the heart of the disaster, even as the scale of damage in Thailand and other countries has slowly become clearer.

缅甸正深陷内战，导致近2000万人缺乏食物和住所。尽管泰国和其他国家的受灾情况已逐渐明朗，但缅甸军政府实施的审查制度限制了来自灾区中心的信息传播。

Where was the epicenter?

震中在哪里？

The quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, at roughly 12:50 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Approximately 11 minutes later, an aftershock hit the same area.

据美国地质调查局称，地震发生在当地时间下午12点50分左右，震中位于缅甸第二大城市曼德勒附近。大约11分钟后，同一地区又发生了一次余震。

Central Myanmar, where large plates of the Earth’s crust are in motion, is prone to powerful earthquakes. The country lies on the eastern end of the Alpide Belt, one of the world’s most active seismic zones. Three quakes of magnitude 7.7 or greater have struck in or near Myanmar in the last century, according to a U.S.G.S. database, with the most recent in 1988.

缅甸中部地壳大板块不断运动，容易发生强烈地震。该国位于阿尔卑斯带东端，这是世界上最活跃的地震带之一。根据美国地质调查局的数据库，过去一百年来，缅甸及其附近地区共发生过三次7.7级或以上地震，最近一次发生在1988年。

The earthquake on Friday struck at a relatively shallow depth of six miles, meaning it was likely to cause more violent shaking. It devastated areas near the Sagaing Fault, which runs north-south through the center of Myanmar.

周五发生的地震震源深度相对较浅，只有约10公里，这意味着地震可能引发更剧烈的震动。地震摧毁了实皆断层附近的地区，该断层呈南北走向，贯穿缅甸中部。

Which countries have been affected?

哪些国家受到了影响？

Despite the limited information from the authorities in Myanmar, the earthquake was almost certainly most destructive there. The city of Mandalay, the largest major city near the epicenter, has an estimated population of 1.5 million.

尽管缅甸当局提供的信息有限，但几乎可以肯定，此次地震对缅甸的破坏最为严重。曼德勒市是靠近震中最大的城市，人口约为150万。

Strong tremors were also felt in neighboring Thailand, particularly in Bangkok, where around 11 million people live in the metropolitan area. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared the city an “area of emergency,” asking residents to evacuate from tall buildings to avoid aftershocks.

邻国泰国也感受到了强烈震动，尤其是曼谷，约有1100万人居住在曼谷大都市圈。泰国总理佩通坦宣布曼谷进入“紧急状态”，要求居民从高层建筑撤离，以避免余震。

In China, news media outlets in Yunnan Province, which neighbors Myanmar, reported damage to buildings in the busy border city of Ruili. The shaking was also felt in Bangladesh, to Myanmar’s west, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

在中国，与缅甸相邻的云南省的新闻媒体报道称，繁忙的边境城市瑞丽的建筑物遭到破坏。缅甸西部的孟加拉国也有震感，但目前尚无人员伤亡报告。

What is the death toll, and what damage has been caused?

死亡人数和造成的损失有多少？

Myanmar’s military government said on Saturday that 1,644 people had been killed by the quake, with 3,408 others injured. The full extent of the toll was hard to assess in a country that faces heavy censorship enforced by Myanmar’s military government and has largely been isolated from the rest of the world.

缅甸军政府周六表示，地震已造成1644人死亡，3408人受伤。缅甸军政府实施严格审查，该国与世界其他地区基本隔绝，因此很难评估具体的伤亡人数。

The number of deaths was expected to rise as rescue workers dug through the rubble and injured people made their way to hospitals. Modeling by the U.S.G.S. estimated that the number of deaths was likely to surpass 10,000.

随着救援人员在废墟中搜救，伤者被送往医院，死亡人数预计还会上升。美国地质调查局的模型估计死亡人数可能会超过1万人。

周五，曼德勒一家人满为患的医院外。

In Mandalay, video showed that the Ava Bridge, originally built by the British in the 1930s, had partly collapsed, according to footage verified by The New York Times. The quake was especially damaging to Myanmar’s historic and religious sites, reducing centuries-old monuments to rubble.

经《纽约时报》核实的视频显示，在曼德勒，始建于上世纪30年代、由英国人修建的阿瓦大桥部分坍塌。地震对缅甸的历史和宗教遗址造成了特别严重的破坏，拥有数百年历史的古迹化为废墟。

In Thailand, at least nine people died and scores more were feared buried under the rubble after a high-rise building that had been under construction collapsed in Bangkok. The city’s elevated train service was shut down in the wake of the tremor and people fled from tall buildings after the city was placed in a state of emergency.

在泰国，曼谷一栋在建的高楼倒塌，至少造成九人死亡，另有数十人可能被埋在废墟下。地震发生后，曼谷的轻轨服务被关闭，该市进入紧急状态后，人们纷纷逃离高层建筑。

What aid is Myanmar receiving?

缅甸得到了哪些援助？

The areas worst hit are in the center of Myanmar, which is controlled by the military junta. When disasters have struck in the past, like Cyclone Mocha in 2023 and Cyclone Nargis in 2008, the military government avoided asking for international assistance and throttled aid in areas not under its control.

受灾最严重的地区是缅甸中部，该地区由军政府控制。过去发生灾难时（如2023年的热带气旋“摩卡”和2008年的热带气旋“纳尔吉斯”），军政府都避免寻求国际援助，并限制了不受其控制的地区的援助。

After Friday’s earthquake, the junta made a rare appeal for help as it declared a state of emergency in six regions.

周五地震发生后，军政府罕见地发出求助呼吁，并宣布六个地区进入紧急状态。

周五，四年前通过政变夺取政权的军政府领导人敏昂莱在首都内比都的一家医院。

Areas of the country that are controlled by rebel forces are farther from the epicenter of the quake. These areas appear to be relatively unscathed, but information in these often isolated areas may be slow to emerge.

反叛武装控制的地区距离地震震中较远。这些地区似乎相对没有受到太大影响，但这些偏远地区的信息可能很难及时传出。

International aid began arriving on Saturday. China and India sent food and blankets for survivors, as well as rescue teams equipped with drones and other tools to help with the search effort.

国际援助于周六开始抵达。中国和印度向幸存者送去了食物和毯子，还有配备无人机和其他工具的救援队协助搜救工作。

President Trump said the United States would help, despite having slashed foreign aid and staff. Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and other countries offered or sent aid in the form of teams of people, equipment and funds.

尽管美国已大幅削减了对外援助和工作人员数量，但特朗普总统表示美国将提供帮助。马来西亚、新加坡、韩国等国已向灾区承诺或已经派遣了人员、设备和资金等形式的援助。