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A 5.9-magnitude earthquake was detected Sunday morning northeast of Myanmar's Meiktila City.

It was attributed to the Sanaing fault that caused the March 28 earthquake in Myanmar, and was felt in northern Thailand.

According to the Department of Mineral Resources and the Meteorological Department, Sunday’s earthquake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale and occurred 10 kilometres underground at 9.24am. The epicentre was 271 kilometres to the northwest of Muang district in Thailand’s northern Mae Hong Son province.

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