Myanmar earthquake LIVE: Carnage in Bangkok as buildings evacuated & emergency declared after 7.7 tremor in Thailand

A devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar and rocked Thailand.

Thai authorities have declared a state of emergency, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Friday after dozens of buildings were severely damaged in the tremor.

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said the quake had a depth of 10km with the epicentre near the city of Mandalay.

It was then reported by the US Geological Survey that a second 6.4 magnitude aftershock was felt just 12 minutes later near the city,

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