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An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hit central Myanmar on Wednesday and the tremors were also felt in parts of eastern India like Kolkata, Patna, Guwahati and in the state of Tripura.
The US Geological Survey said that the magnitude of the quake was 6.8 on the Richter scale. So far, no report of any casualty has come in.
The quake, which USGS said struck at a depth of 84 kilometres, swayed high-rise buildings in the Thai capital of Bangkok, AFP journalists reported.
The epicentre was near Chauk, a town on the Irrawaddy River several hundred kilometres northwest of Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw.
Soe Win, a regional MP from the township in Magway region, told AFP the tremors lasted for several minutes.
"There was also some sound as well. A pagoda collapsed in Salay and a building also collapsed," he said.
The USGS estimated that the impact would be "relatively localised" but noted that many buildings in the region are "highly vulnerable" to earthquake shaking.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hits Myanmar; tremors felt in Bihar, Bengal, Assam - Firstpost
The US Geological Survey said that the magnitude of the quake was 6.8 on the Richter scale. So far, no report of any casualty has come in.
The quake, which USGS said struck at a depth of 84 kilometres, swayed high-rise buildings in the Thai capital of Bangkok, AFP journalists reported.
The epicentre was near Chauk, a town on the Irrawaddy River several hundred kilometres northwest of Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw.
Soe Win, a regional MP from the township in Magway region, told AFP the tremors lasted for several minutes.
"There was also some sound as well. A pagoda collapsed in Salay and a building also collapsed," he said.
The USGS estimated that the impact would be "relatively localised" but noted that many buildings in the region are "highly vulnerable" to earthquake shaking.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hits Myanmar; tremors felt in Bihar, Bengal, Assam - Firstpost