The magnitude-7.7 earthquake hit near Mandalay in central Myanmar, according to the US Geological Survey, at a depth of only 10 kilometres.
The magnitude-7.7 earthquake hit near Mandalay in central Myanmar , according to the US Geological Survey , at a depth of only 10 kilometres.
USGS said the epicentre was about 17.2km from Mandalay, a city with a population of about 1.2 million.
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