Several states in West Malaysia felt tremors this afternoon after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar. Witness accounts report that tremors were also felt in Butterworth, Penang. The meteorological department (MetMalaysia) said there was,

Tremors were felt in Malaysia after a moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia at 6.22am on Tuesday (March 18)

The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar’s second-largest city. The number of dead could not be immediately verified, but buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.