The swift toppling of the tower also drew widespread attention because the earthquake’s epicenter was more than 600 miles away, in neighboring Myanmar. The death toll in Thailand from the March 28 earthquake stands at 47, with another 47 still missing but almost certainly dead. Nearly all of the fatalities were at the building collapse.

Collapse of 30-story tower during March 28 earthquake in neighboring Myanmar left 47 people dead and 47 missing - Anadolu Ajansı