Earthquake strikes Myanmar, people fall off buildings in neighbouring Thailand

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.7 has struck Myanmar.

The United States Geological Survey, USGS, made this known, adding that hundreds of people poured out of swaying buildings in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand 1,400km away.

USGS said the quake, which happened on Friday was shallow, at a depth of just 10km (six miles) with the epicentre near the central city of Mandalay, about 50km (30 miles) east of the city of Monywa.

However, there were no immediate…