Magnitude-7.7 earthquake hits Myanmar, with tremors felt across neighboring Thailand

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• Central Myanmar was hit Friday by a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake, according to the United States Geological Survey, with tremors felt across Thailand, as well as in neighboring Chinese provinces.
• One person was killed and 50 others were injured after a high-rise building collapsed in Bangkok’s capital following the quake, according to Thai authorities.
• Myanmar was hit by a strong aftershock of 6.4 magnitude around 12 minutes after the initial quake, according to USGS.
• Myanmar is ill-equipped to deal with a disaster of such strength and scale. It is one of Asia’s poorest nations and has been plunged into a brutal four-year civil war after the military seized power.