Earthquake hits Myanmar near China

A powerful earthquake hit Myanmar Thursday near its borders with China, Thailand and Laos, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The quake hit in eastern Myanmar, about 55 miles north of Chiang Rai, Thailand, the survey reported.It had a magnitude of 6.8, the survey said, revising the estimate down from an initial reading of 7.0.The Geological Survey initially said the quake had a depth of 142 miles , but it later showed its estimate to say the quake was 6 miles deep, putting it fairly close to the surface. A destructive tsunami is not expected, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. In advice to government agencies, the center said the quake "is located too far inland and too deep inside the earth to generate a tsunami in the Indian Ocean."

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