Breaking news just in :
It measures 7.0 on the richter scale possibly.
EDIT :
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.0 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 13:55:36 UTC
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 08:25:36 PM at epicenter
Location 20.898°N, 99.883°E
Depth 229.4 km (142.5 miles) set by location program
Region MYANMAR
Distances 111 km (69 miles) N (3°) from Chiang Rai, Thailand
155 km (96 miles) SW (219°) from Yunjinghong, Yunnan, China
252 km (156 miles) NNE (22°) from Chiang Mai, Thailand
434 km (270 miles) NW (319°) from VIENTIANE, Laos
Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 14, Nph=0, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=104°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B
Source NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Event ID pt11083001
YANGON, Myanmar — A U.S. monitoring agency says a 7.0-magnitude earthquake has hit northeastern Myanmar.
The quake struck Thursday night near the Southeast Asian country's borders with Thailand and Laos, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) from the northern Thai city of Chiang Rai.
The U.S. Geological Survey says it struck at a depth of 140 miles (230 kilometers) — exceptionally deep. But it could be felt as far away as Bangkok, where buildings swayed.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says it was located too far inland to generate a destructive wave.
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