Myanmar Earthquake LIVE Updates: According to the USGS Survey, the epicentre was 16km of the city of Sagaing, which is around 250km from Myanmar capital Naypyidaw.
New Delhi:Six earthquakes - the biggest of 7.7 magnitude - hit central Myanmar at 12.50pm (local time) Friday, with tremors and aftershocks striking parts of Thailand, China, India, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.
The epicentres were northwest of the city of Sagaing at depths of 10 to 30km, the United States Geological Survey said. 20 deaths - from a hospital in capital Naypyidaw that may become a "mass casualty area" - have been confirmed so far. There are also reports of deaths from a mosque in Mandalay that collapsed while people were praying, and a city university, in which a fire broke out.
Aid agencies fear the final toll - including casualties in other nations - could run into the hundreds.
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing declared an 'emergency' and appealed for international aid.
Tremors were felt as far away as northern Thailand, where some metro and rail services were suspended in the Thai capital. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra broke off an official visit to Phuket to hold an urgent review meet, after which she too declared a state of 'emergency' in the city.
Three deaths have been reported from a collapsed building in Bangkok.
China's Yunnan province also reported strong tremors; the China Earthquake Networks Center said the magnitude was 7.9. And mild tremors were also reported from Kolkata in Bengal and parts of Manipur, where tremors of 4.4 magnitude were recorded as well as Dhaka and Chattogram in Bangladesh.
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