A powerful earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale, hit north-central Myanmar on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, with tremors felt around the region.
The quake, which the agency said struck at a depth of 84 km, swayed high-rise buildings in the Thai capital of Bangkok, AFP journalists reported.
According to latest reports, at least three people including two children, have been killed. The quake also damaged some of the famous pagodas in the Southeast Asian nation's ancient capital of Bagan.
The epicentre was near Chauk, a town on the Irrawaddy River several hundred kilometres northwest of Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw.
oe 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 told AFP, adding that he has not yet heard of any casualties.
The USGS estimated that the impact would be "relatively localised" but noted that many buildings in the region are "highly vulnerable" to earthquake shaking.
Earthquakes are relatively common in Myanmar, though the country has not seen a major quake since 2012.
The last major quake struck in a nearby region in April and caused minor damages but no casualties.
In India, tremors were felt in Bihar, West Bengal and Northeast, spreading panic among people
PTI, quoting the National Centre for Seismology, a unit of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said the epicentre of the quake was in Myanmar and it occurred at 4:04 p.m.
The Northeast is one of the most earthquake prone regions in the world.
(With inputs from AFP, PTI)
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