(UPDATE) BANGKOK — A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway.
BANGKOK — A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway. The US Geological Survey and Germany's GFZ center for geosciences said the midday temblor was a shallow 10 kilometers, with an epicenter in neighboring Myanmar , according to preliminary reports. The greater Bangkok area is home to more than 17 million people, many of whom live in high-rise apartments. Alarms went off in buildings as the earthquake hit around 1:30 p.m.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake was forceful enough to send water sloshing out of pools, some high up in high-rises, as the tremor shook. The epicenter of the earthquake was in central Myanmar, about 50 kilometers east of the city of Monywa. There was no immediate word from Myanmar on damage. An officer from the Myanmar Fire Services Department told Reuters: 'We have started the search and going around Yangon to check for casualties and damage.
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