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A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 hit Mandalay, Myanmar 's second largest city, on Friday. It struck at midday and was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock. It also shook neighbouring ...

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Since the magnitude 4.0 event, two smaller quakes—located deeper in Earth’s crust than the larger one—have already occurred: first a 2.7 magnitude tremor just to the northeast, then a 3.6 magnitude ...

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar (formerly Burma) Friday (March 28), shaking Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, as well as nearby countries, including China and ...