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7.7 quake hits Myanmar, followed by 6.4 aftershock

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Christian Baha / AC

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A violent 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Myanmar at 6:20 UTC on Friday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The massive tremor was followed just 12 minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock.

The quake's epicenter was registered 17 kilometers west of Mandalay City in Myanmar, with a population of 1,208,000 inhabitants, and 253 km away from the capital city Naypyidaw with a population of 925,000. The earthquake hit at a depth of 10 kilometers. The aftershock was registered 28 km south of Mandalay and 18 km south-southeast of Sagaing.

The quake was felt in Thailand and Vietnam as authorities monitor for aftershocks.

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