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Magnitude 6.8 quake hit Myanmar
The US Geological Survey says the quake occurred at 8:25 PM local time in the northeastern state of Shan. The focus of the quake was 10 kilometers deep.
In the Thai province of Chiang Rai, local authorities say a woman was killed when a wall of her house collapsed.
Decorations at a hotel fell and other buildings are said to have been damaged in the Thai town of Mae Sai.
In Myanmar's border town of Tachileik, many residents reportedly evacuated from homes and buildings.
The quake was felt as far as Myanmar's largest city of Yangon about 600 kilometers from the epicenter and in the Thai capital of Bangkok about 800 kilometers away.
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