Myanmar earthquake felt in Thailand

A map by the Earthquake Observation Division of the Meteorological Department shows the location of the quake on Monday morning.
A map by the Earthquake Observation Division of the Meteorological Department shows the location of the quake on Monday morning.

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude, centred at a depth of 10 kilometres, occurred at 8.40am on Monday in the southern coastal area of Myanmar, about 289km southwest of Thailand’s Phop Phra district of Tak province, the Thai Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Observation Division reported.

The quake was felt in Nonthaburi and Bangkok, especially by people in high-rise buildings.

There were no reports of damage or casualties.