BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhuanet) -- A magnitude-7 earthquake has struck northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night. The tremor shook buildings as far away as Bangkok, some 800 kilometers south of the epicenter.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It occurred in the region of Myanmar's borders with Thailand and Laos. At least 10 people have been killed in a landslide and building collapse in northeast Myanmar, following the earthquake.
Thai media are reporting that one woman was killed in the northern province of Chiang Rai, with some buildings reported to have collapsed. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says it was located too far inland to create a destructive wave.
More than 60 people have died in the magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Burma which struck near the Lao and Thai borders.
Myanmar has had a number of natural disasters over the past 3 years. In 2008 an estimated 100,000 people died from a cyclone and two years later a further 70,000 people were left homeless from another cyclone.
Ancient sites have been reported damaged.
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