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The death toll has risen to 3,145, with 4,589 injured and 221 still missing.
4 Chinese citizens dead, 13 injured in the earthquake.
YANGON - More than 50 people were killed and 300 injured in a strong earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday, according to local media reports. Local authorities have taken various proactive measures to carry out rescue operations. Authorities have called on the public to donate blood and provide assistance to the injured.
The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.7, jolted 16 km NNW of Sagaing, Myanmar earlier in the day, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 22.01 degrees north latitude and 95.92 degrees east longitude.
The quake caused "considerable damage" to some buildings, including the walled fort of Mandalay Palace.
Multiple structures in Mandalay Region suffered collapses, while several roads linking Mandalay and Yangon were damaged or blocked, disrupting transportation.
Xinhua reporters in Yangon reported that the tremors were strongly felt in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw and the largest city of Yangon. Some schools and office buildings in Nay Pyi Taw were also reported to have crumbled.
The Myanmar Fire Service Department said that a rescue operation has been conducted in response to the earthquake.
Myanmar's National Disaster Management Committee declared a state of emergency across six regions in the southeast Asian country.
The Myanmar government will promptly conduct damage assessments and emergency relief efforts in the affected areas, ensuring the provision of necessary disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, according to the State Administration Council.
Following the earthquake, Xinhua reporters in Vientiane, capital of Laos, Bangkok, capital of Thailand, and Hanoi, capital of Vietnam reported that strong tremors were felt in those areas as well.
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced a state of emergency in Bangkok.
A 30-story building under construction collapsed in the Thai capital, resulting in three deaths. An earlier report said 43 people went missing due to the collapse.
In Vientiane, buildings above three stories experienced noticeable shaking, with residents in high-rise buildings feeling intense swaying indoors.
In Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, residents living in high-rise buildings also experienced noticeable shaking while at home.
Yunnan Earthquake Agency explained why no warning information was received after the 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on their Sina Weibo account on Friday, saying the quake was approximately 300 kilometers from the nearest warning station in China. There are no earthquake warning stations networked outside the country.
According to the agency, its earthquake early warning system is capable of providing information on earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 and above within a range of 50 kilometers around Yunnan province.
This situation exceeds the current response capability of the earthquake early warning system; hence, no warning signal was issued, it said.
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Myanmar at 2:20 pm on Friday, as reported by the China Earthquake Networks Center. The earthquake's epicenter was at a depth of 30 kilometers. Seismic waves reverberated across multiple regions in Southwest China, particularly Yunnan province.
Video shows an ambulance rushes by and collapsed buildings in Mandalay?city after a massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar.
Source:?Mekong News Network
(Video source: Yunnan Fire and Rescue)
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Myanmar at 2:20 pm on Friday, as reported by the China Earthquake Networks Center. The earthquake's epicenter was at a depth of 30 kilometers. Seismic waves reverberated across multiple regions in Southwest China, particularly Yunnan province.
Tremors were felt for a few minutes in Yangon as the powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck?Myanmar.
Source:?Mekong News Network
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Myanmar at 2:20 pm on Friday, as reported by the China Earthquake Networks Center. The earthquake's epicenter was at a depth of 30 kilometers. Seismic waves reverberated across multiple regions in Southwest China.
According to cnr.cn, by 2:50 pm, the emergency management bureau of Ruili of Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, confirmed that the earthquake had damaged buildings and injured residents. Local authorities have mobilized rescue teams to respond to the situation, and relief efforts are underway.
The earthquake's epicenter was approximately 294 kilometers from the nearest Chinese border, resulting in strong tremors felt in several regions in Yunnan province, including Xishuangbanna, Dehong, Kunming, Lijiang, Baoshan and Dali. Reports of seismic activity have also been received from regions in Guizhou province and Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
The earthquake in Myanmar on Friday may trigger a local tsunami, but China's Ministry of Natural Resources said the tsunami will not affect the coastal areas of China, China Central Television reported.
Based on preliminary earthquake parameters, the earthquake may trigger a local tsunami around the epicenter, but as the epicenter is located outside the Pacific region, it will not affect the coastal areas of China, according to the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, which is also the tsunami warning center, of the ministry.
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar with a depth of 30 kilometers at 2:20 pm on Friday Beijing time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The earthquake was strongly felt in Yangon, the largest city of Myanmar. Several places in Southwest China's Yunnan province also experienced noticeable tremors.
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar at 2:20 pm on Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
(Video by Yang Wanli in Bangkok)
The epicenter was monitored at 21.85 degrees north latitude and 95.95 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 30 kilometers, said CENC in an online post.
The tremors were strongly felt in the capital Naypyitaw and Myanmar's largest city of Yangon, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The quake was also felt across Thailand, with strong tremors reported in Bangkok. Tremors lasted for several minutes, prompting residents to evacuate high-rise buildings and gather in the streets, worsening traffic congestion in downtown Bangkok.
Bangkok police said a high-rise building under construction collapsed as a result of the earthquake. However, possible casualties remained unknown as of 2:40 pm.
Thailand's stock exchange said on Friday it is on full halt after the earthquake.
Reports showed the earthquake epicenter located 294 km from the nearest Chinese border. Strong tremors were reported in Southwest China's Yunnan province.
According to the CENC, the earthquake is the strongest detected in the world so far this year and the 17th earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 and above.
At 2:32 pm, another 6.4-magnitude earthquake was reported in Myanmar.
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Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced on Friday a state of emergency in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, after a strong earthquake.
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at 2:20 pm Friday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Powerful tremors were felt in neighboring countries, including China and Thailand.
The State Audit building, which was under construction in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, completely collapsed due to earthquake tremors, according to Khaosod news portal.
Thailand's stock exchange suspended trading after the earthquake.
"Following the earthquake incident, the Stock Exchange of Thailand hereby announces the immediate suspension of all trading activities," the bourse operator said on its website.
"The closure affects all markets, including SET, the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI), and the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX), for today's afternoon session."
This reporter of China Daily in Bangkok, was having lunch when suddenly everything started shaking. The shake continued for a few seconds, paused briefly, and then resumed for another ten or more seconds. It was intense.
After running out to a parking lot nearby, Yang said she could see streetlight on an elevated expressway, which was about 100 meters away from her, shaking violently.
BEIJING -- A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at 2:20 pm Friday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The epicenter was monitored at 21.85 degrees north latitude and 95.95 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 30 km, said a report issued by the CENC.
