A massive earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck Myanmar on Friday, with equally strong tremors rocking the neighbouring Southeast Asian country of Thailand.
The quake struck at a depth of 10km, about 17.2km from the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, which has a population of 1.2 million people, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
There was no immediate word from Myanmar on the damage after the quake, but the strong jolt forced hundreds of people in the Thai capital of Bangkok to rush out of buildings in panic. The quake was forceful enough to send water sloshing out of pools.
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