Myanmar earthquake: 7.7 magnitude quake hits India’s neighbour; tremors felt in Bangkok
Strong shaking in Myanmar: In the greater Bangkok area of the metropolis, Thailand, with a population of over 17 million people, many people also felt the tremors.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The center for geosciences in Germany, GFZ says that the earth tremor at midday is a shallow one of 10 kilometer and was caused by the epicenter in the neighbor country, Myanmar.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The seismic epicenter of the quake was in central Myanmar, nearly 50 kilometers (30 miles) to the east of the city of Monywa. No reports were immediately made in regard to the situation following the earthquake in Myanmar, which is besieged by civil warfare at the moment.
Strong tremors were experienced in the greater Bangkok area, the part of the city and its environs which are home to more than 17 million people, most of them dwell in skyscraper blocks. Startled residents came out of tall-stacked condos and filled the hotels crowded areas in the downtown part of Bangkok. They had to stay on the streets as there was not enough shade from the sun which was in the zenith right after the earthquake.
“I saw the lights of the city, and when I got back to the house, I heard an explosion and ran out of the building as much as I can with my pyjamas on,” said Duangjai, a city resident from the popular tourist arrondissement. AFP was reffered to Duangjai who was saying the .
The earthquake was powerful enough to make water in pools sway, even those who were on the top floors of buildings, the earthquake made them shake. Many times when quakes of such magnitude happen, buildings are evacuated since they tend to move due to the quakes. In addition, a report by the same agency stated new information that the Bangkok police said a high-rise building under construction collapsed in the earthquake the same day, AP had done this.
