A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, with the impression felt round 560 miles away in Bangkok.
Within the Thai capital, a whole bunch of individuals poured out of buildings after the tremors, with many buildings evacuated.
Footage on social media confirmed water spilling out of infinity swimming pools in Bangkok – a metropolis of 17 million individuals the place lots of them dwell in excessive rise residences.
The epicentre of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, at a shallow depth of 6 miles (10km), was in neighbouring Myanmar close to the town of Mandalay, the USA Geological Survey (USGS) stated.
There have been no rapid stories of harm or casualties.
A 6.4 magnitude aftershock was felt round 12 minutes later close to Mandalay, the USGS says.
The impression of the quake on Myanmar, which is in the midst of a civil warfare, is just not but clear.
Alarms went off in buildings in Bangkok because the earthquake hit round 1.30pm native time (6.30am UK time), and with residents evacuated down staircases of high-rise buildings and motels within the densely-populated centre of the town.
They remained within the streets, looking for shade from the noon solar within the minutes after the quake.
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