Two strong earthquakes have struck northeastern Burma less than a minute apart.
They could be felt as far away as Bangkok, but a tsunami was not generated.
The first 7.0-magnitude quake was just 10km deep, according to the US Geological Survey. It was followed by another of the same strength but far deeper at 230kms down.
The earthquakes struck along Burma’s borders with Thailand and Laos, some 110kms from the northern Thai city of Chiang Rai. Buildings swayed in Bangkok, 800km south of the epicentre.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says it was located too far inland to create a destructive wave.
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