At least 144 victims have been killed and hundreds injured in Myanmar while at least six have died and 117 are trapped or missing in Thailand after a skyscraper collapsed in Bangkok following a strong 7.7 magnitude quake, with the epicenter in Myanmar's Sagaing region.

A devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar, with aftershocks causing structural damage as far as Bangkok. As Thailand declares a state of emergency, experts weigh in on why some earthquakes are more destructive than others—and whether early-warning systems can help mitigate future disasters.

The U.S. Geological Survey, an American government science agency, estimated that the death toll could top 1,000.

Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) away. Two hard-hit cities in Myanmar suffered extensive damage,

In the hours after a massive earthquake flattened buildings in Myanmar's Mandalay on Friday, survivors scrambled through the debris using their bare hands in desperate attempts to save those still trapped.

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, bridges and a monastery. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage.

The strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, with the United States Geological Survey identifying the epicentre as being 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing. Read more on this story: Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar quake and 'enormous damage' across region,

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, shaking buildings as far as Bangkok, in neighboring Thailand. The quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city,

The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 700 on Saturday, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for