A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.

The death toll from the devastating earthquake that rattled Burma and Thailand on Friday has risen sharply to more than 1,650 victims. Nearly 140 people still missing, Burma's ruling military said Saturday.

Thailand was rocked by powerful tremors after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar on Friday. A skyscraper collapsed in Bangkok, trapping construction workers. Videos of water pouring from a pool in a high-rise building in the city went viral.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake and an aftershock measuring 6.4 rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, bringing down buildings and disrupting power supplies and transport services.

Even as Thailand reels from an earthquake that killed at least 17 people and damaged buildings in Bangkok, officials have been quick to reassure tourists that it is safe to travel to the country's many tourist destinations.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, causing widespread damage. These photos show the devastating impact.

The U.S. Geological Survey, an American government science agency, estimated that the death toll could top 1,000.

Officials are continuing to survey the destruction left in two major Myanmar cities and the Thai capital Bangkok, after a powerful earthquake hit the region Friday.