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A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The tremor hit 16 kilometres (10 miles) northwest of the city of Sagaing at a depth of 10 kilometres around 12:50 pm local time (0620 GMT), USGS said.
Tremors were felt south into Thailand and sent residents in the capital Bangkok running into the streets as buildings shook.
“I heard it and I was sleeping in the house, I ran as far as I could in my pyjamas out of the building,” Duangjai, a resident of popular tourist city Chiang Mai, told AFP after tremors were felt across northern and central Thailand.
Video shared to social media showed a building under construction collapsing in a cloud of debris.