Earthquake shakes Bangkok: People run out onto the streets, water splashes out of swimming pools; watch viral video
7.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway.
Germany’s GFZ center for geosciences said the midday temblor was a shallow 10 kilometers, with an epicenter in neighboring Myanmar, according to temporary reports.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The greater Bangkok area is home to more than 17 million people, many of whom live in high-rise apartments.
Many buildings were evacuated as they swayed in the rare quake.
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The epicenter of the earthquake was in central Myanmar, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of the city of Monywa. There were no immediate reports of the effect of the earthquake in Myanmar, which is in the middle of a civil war.
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