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Tremors felt in Kolkata, Imphal after 7.7 magnitude quake jolts Bangkok
The epicentre of the earthquake was in central Myanmar, about 50 km east of the city of Monywa.
Mild tremors were felt in Kolkata and Manipur's capital Imphal on Friday after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Thailand capital Bangkok.
According to a PTI report, mild tremors were reported from Kolkata and its adjoining areas.
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Official sources told the agency that there have been no reports of damage to property or loss of life in the city due to the tremor.
In Manipur, tremors caused panic among residents of Thangal Bazar in Imphal, where many old multi-storey buildings, are located. However, no damage has been reported so far, police said.
Another earthquake struck Manipur’s Ukhrul district at 1:07 PM, officials told PTI, adding that its magnitude was recorded at 2.5.
A light-intensity earthquake also rocked Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district an hour after the Bangkok quake, officials in Shillong confirmed.
It occurred at 1:03 PM, according to the Regional Seismological Centre.
"There have been no reports of loss of life or damage to property," disaster management authority officials said.
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The epicentre was in central Myanmar, about 50 km east of the city of Monywa.
A high-rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed due to the earthquake. A dramatic video circulated on social media showed the multi-story building with a crane on top collapsing into a cloud of dust, while onlookers screamed and ran.
Police told AP they were responding to the scene near Bangkok’s popular Chatuchak Market, and had no immediate information on how many workers were on the site at the time of the collapse.
The midday temblor was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock, and people evacuated from their buildings were cautioned to stay outside in case there were more, the report added.
“All of a sudden the whole building began to move, immediately there was screaming and a lot of panic,” said Fraser Morton, a tourist from Scotland, who was in one of Bangkok's many malls shopping for camera equipment.
