A Chinese rescue team arrived in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon

Where did the quake hit?

The quake hit along the Sagaing Fault that runs from the coast to Myanmar’s northern border, according to earthquake scientists Judith Hubbard and Kyle Bradley.

What has the damage been?

In Thailand, 10 people were killed in Bangkok, most in the collapse of an under-construction skyscraper.

The powerful quake has killed 140 people and counting, while destroying infrastructure, homes and transport networks. Source: SIPA USA / Teera Noisakran

But up to 100 more construction workers were believed trapped in the rubble of the building, near the sprawling Chatuchak market.

“I have never experienced anything like this before – our town looks like a collapsed city,” he said, estimating that about a fifth of the buildings had been destroyed.

At least three people died after a mosque in Taungoo partially collapsed, two witnesses said.

Local media reported a hotel in Aung Ban, in Shan state, crumbled into rubble, with the Democratic Voice of Burma reporting two people had died and 20 were trapped.

What have officials said?

Speaking at the White House later on Friday, United States President Donald Trump said that he had spoken with officials in Myanmar and that his administration would be providing some form of assistance. “We’re going to be helping,” he told reporters.

A US government analysis based on the strength and depth of the quake estimated there could be thousands of deaths and severe economic loss, with the Sagaing and Meiktila regions worst hit.