Strong earthquake rocks Thai capital of Bangkok, prompting evacuations from swaying buildings

A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Thai capital on Friday, which swept away the buildings.

The US Geological Survey and the GFZ Center for Giosainses of Germany said that the mid -day templer was a shallow 10 kilometers (6.2 mi), according to the preliminary reports, with a sub -center in the neighboring Myanmar.

Greater Bangkok region is home to over 17 million people, many of which live in high -rise apartments.

The alarms in buildings were closed as the earthquake hit around 1:30 pm, and the staggering residents were thrown down from the high -growing condominium and stairs of hotels in densely populated central Bangkok.

They remained on the streets, looking for shadow from the afternoon sun in minutes after the earthquake.

There was no immediate report of damage or casualties.

As a trembling as an earthquake, the earthquake was sufficient to send water slosing from some high pools in the high-high.

The epicenter of the earthquake was in Central Myanmar, which was about 50 kilometers (30 mi) to the east of the city of Monawa.

There was no immediate report of the impact of the earthquake in Myanmar, which is in the middle of a civil war.

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