A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar.

Axar.az reports that the China Seismological Administration has released information about this.

According to the information, the earthquakes occurred 30 kilometers below the ground. Just 12 minutes after the first tremors, another earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred.

The most damaged by the earthquake was neighboring Thailand. A high-rise building collapsed in Bangkok. It is reported that many people are trapped under the rubble.

Thailand's airport was closed due to the earthquake.

The earthquake was also felt in China, Bangladesh, Laos, and India.

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According to Thai media, 1 worker died and 43 workers are missing as a result of the collapse of a building in Bangkok.

The Bangkok administration has declared a state of emergency in the city due to the earthquake.

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A monastery building in the city of Taungoo collapsed during the earthquake in Myanmar.

According to local media, five children and one activist died in the incident.

At least 10 people were also reported to have died in the collapse of a mosque in the city of Mandalay.

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At least 20 people have died in a powerful earthquake in Myanmar.

The New York Times (NYT) reported this, citing a hospital in Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.

In Bangkok, at least 67 workers were reported to be trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building.

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Myanmar's main hospital in Naypyidaw is full, with earthquake victims forced to lie on the floor due to a lack of space in the wards.

AFP reported this.

"Hundreds of injured people are arriving, but the hospital's emergency department has also been destroyed," the report said.

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The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 144.

Kyodo News Agency reported this.