Friday, March 25, 2011

Tremor felt in Hanoi after earthquake hits Myanmar

25 Mar, 2011

Residents in Hanoi reported tremors on Thursday night after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar.

According to Vietnam News Agency, buildings in Hanoi shook when the earthquake happened, causing panic among residents of apartment blocks. Residents in tall buildings felt dizzy and heard the shattering of the windows.

Le Huy Minh, Vice Director of Institute of Geology and Geophysics under Vietnam Science Research Center, quoted as saying that the tremor was caused by the earthquake happened in Myanmar Thursday night.

A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale jolted northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night at 20:29 local time (1369 GMT), but so far there were no immediate reports of casualties or property damage, according to Myanmar's Meteorology and Hydrology Department.

Source: Xinhua

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