New Delhi, March 30 -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Myanmar's second-largest city, Mandalay, on Sunday, March 30, as per the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The quake occurred as a series of aftershocks followed the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday, March 28, which caused over 1600 deaths, and left over 3400 people missing.

Many of Mandalay's 1.5 million people spent the night sleeping on the streets, either left homeless by the quake, or worried that the continuing aftershocks might cause structures left unstable to collapse.

The principal earthquake in Myanmar also sent tremors to Thailand's capital city Bangkok, causing sky scrappers to tumble. At least 17 people were killed in Bangkok, and more than 83 people g...