A strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, earthquake monitoring services said, which affected Bangkok as well with hundreds of people pouring out of buildings in the Thai capital in panic after the tremors, APA reports citing Reuters.
There was no immediate word from Myanmar on damage after the quake, which the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said had a 7.7 magnitude and was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
The epicentre was about 17.2 km from the city of Mandalay, which has a population about 1.2 million, according to USGS.
Witnesses in Bangkok said people ran out onto the streets in panic and water splashed out of swimming pools.
Approximately 12 minutes after the initial earthquake, a second strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 occurred.
The aftershocks were felt in Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Laos, and China.
The Prime Minister of Thailand has announced that an emergency meeting will be held following the strong earthquake.
It has been reported that the population is being evacuated from high-rise buildings.
No information has been provided regarding damage or casualties.
The moments of the earthquake have been shared on social media.
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