Nigeria, March 28 -- The quake's epicenter was located in Myanmar's Sagaing region, near Mandalay. Minutes later, a 6.4-magnitude aftershock followed.
The seismic activity caused widespread devastation and was felt in Bangkok, Thailand, and China's southwestern Yunnan province.
So far, the earthquake has claimed at least 144 lives and left more than 730 injured, according to Myanmar's military government.
Significant structural damage has been reported in Mandalay, the country's second-most populous city, and the military-built capital, Naypyidaw.
The earthquake also caused the collapse of a road bridge spanning the Irrawaddy River in Mandalay.
Sagaing, largely rural and associated with Myanmar's ongoing civil war, saw severe destr...