An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck Myanmar near the border with northern Thailand, killing a woman, according to police and witnesses said. Witnesses said that tremors were felt in Bangkok, Myanmar and as far as the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi, where people were evacuated from tall buildings. Police said a woman of 53 years Mae Sin, Chiang Rai province, died when one of the walls of his house collapsed.
Hospital officials said that no deaths or injuries were reported. The quake was centered 111 kilometers north of Chiang Rai, the northernmost province of Thailand. "In my 40 years, I never felt an earthquake like that. A glass broke and had to sustain a column," said Thanawan Sisukniyom, a retired teacher in Mai Sai.
Witnesses in Chiang Mai, the second largest city, reported no immediate damage, but said the quake was felt strongly. A witness in the town of Tachilek in Myanmar, bordering Chiang Rai, said the parked motorcycles fell to the floor and saw cracks in the road. TPBS television channel said the electricity was cut in parts of Mae Sai.
The quake was shallow with a depth of 10 kilometers. The province of Chiang Rai is a sparsely populated, rugged area that is part of the "Golden Triangle", an area known for illicit opium is grown at the confluence of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. Baimuang Somchai, deputy director of Thailand's meteorological department urged people not to panic.
"It's too early to say whether there is any damage," he said. "There may be aftershocks in the next two days," he added. Residents left their homes in Rangoon, the largest city. "Many people left their homes and thrown into the ground outside, away from buildings. We are still sitting on the floor as there are several aftershocks," said a resident of Kentung 80 kilometers west of the epicenter. 
Hospital officials said that no deaths or injuries were reported. The quake was centered 111 kilometers north of Chiang Rai, the northernmost province of Thailand. "In my 40 years, I never felt an earthquake like that. A glass broke and had to sustain a column," said Thanawan Sisukniyom, a retired teacher in Mai Sai.
Witnesses in Chiang Mai, the second largest city, reported no immediate damage, but said the quake was felt strongly. A witness in the town of Tachilek in Myanmar, bordering Chiang Rai, said the parked motorcycles fell to the floor and saw cracks in the road. TPBS television channel said the electricity was cut in parts of Mae Sai.
The quake was shallow with a depth of 10 kilometers. The province of Chiang Rai is a sparsely populated, rugged area that is part of the "Golden Triangle", an area known for illicit opium is grown at the confluence of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. Baimuang Somchai, deputy director of Thailand's meteorological department urged people not to panic.
"It's too early to say whether there is any damage," he said. "There may be aftershocks in the next two days," he added. Residents left their homes in Rangoon, the largest city. "Many people left their homes and thrown into the ground outside, away from buildings. We are still sitting on the floor as there are several aftershocks," said a resident of Kentung 80 kilometers west of the epicenter.
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