Pagodas damaged, but no deaths in Myanmar quake

YANGON: Myanmar appeared to have escaped with only minor damage to buildings after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that rattled its remote north, police said Thursday, as early reports said there not had been any casualties.

The quake, which struck late Wednesday more than 130 kilometers (80 miles) below the surface, was felt from China to Bangladesh, where scores of people were injured in stampedes as panic spread.