India, March 28 -- A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck Myanmar on Friday, sending strong tremors as far as China, Thailand, Vietnam, and parts of India.

About 20 people have died at a major hospital in Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw, while at least three people were killed after an under-construction high-rise collapsed in the Thai capital, Bangkok. Over 80 people are feared trapped in the rubble. Follow LIVE updates here.

According to the USGS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, 16 kilometres northwest of Myanmar's Sagaing. In Thailand's Bangkok, the strong tremors were felt at about 1.21 pm (local) and were the strongest worldwide since 2023, according to Bloomberg.

OP Mishra, director of the National Centre for...