AFP : Myanmar reports quake

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Myanmar reports quake
Tue 11 Aug 98 - 16:28 GMT 

BANGKOK, Aug 11 (AFP) - Myanmar's meteorological department reported late
Tuesday that it had registered a strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the
Richter scale northeast of its capital, state-run television said. 

The television quoted the department as saying the tremor was registered at
4:24 p.m. (0949 GMT) with an epicenter about 998 miles (1,600 kilometers)
northeast of Yangon.

The report did not mention casualties or damage.

A quake measuring six on the Richter scale can cause severe damage in a
built up and populated area.