Bangkok, Myanmar Earthquake Today LIVE: Thai PM declares state of emergency, quake hits Meghalaya
Bangkok, Myanmar Earthquake Today LIVE: A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on March 28 (Friday), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor hit 16 km northwest of Sagaing city at a depth of 10 km, at around 12:50 pm local time, USGS added.Minutes later at 1.03 pm, the National Center for Seismology in India reported a 4.0 Ritcher scale quake in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills.Also Read | Earthquake today: Quake of magnitude 7.2 hits Myanmar; tremors felt in China, ThailandFurther, the USGS and Germany's GFZ Center for Geosciences also reported that a midday earthquake struck Thailand's capital city of Bangkok at a shallow depth of 10 km.
Preliminary findings show the epicenter located in neighboring Myanmar, according to an AFP report.WATCH: Myanmar earthquake: Buildings collapse, skyscrapers ’sway’ amid massive tremors — Viral VideosFurther, tremors were also felt in China's southwest Yunnan province, according to Beijing's quake agency, which said the jolt measured 7.9 in magnitude.Earthquake today LIVE: PM Modi expresses concernEarthquake today LIVE: Thailand's stock exchange has suspended trading after the Myanmar earthquake, according to a Reuters report. This comes after the Thai PM declared a state of emergency, following tremors in the capital city of Bangkok.
Reports said the epicentre emerged from Myanmar.Earthquake today LIVE: The Prime Minister of Thailand has declared a state of emergency after strong 7.2 scale earthquake, with epicentre reportedly in Myanmar, was felt in the capital city of Bangkok.The city has rows of high-rise buildings.Earthquake today LIVE: A witness in Bangkok city told Reuters, "We all ran out of the house as everything started shaking. I saw a
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