The Indonesian government was ready to assist Myanmar in addressing the impact of the disaster, the Foreign Ministry said in its press statement.
Xinhua quoted the Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTC)-4 as saying that 73 people had been killed and 125 others injured in the quake as of Friday night.
A total of 225 residential houses, 11 monasteries and 9 government department buildings were destroyed in the mainly affected areas of Tachileik, Tarlay, Naryaung, Kyatkuni and Monglin.
A 7.0-magnitude quake jolted Loimwe, 56 kilometers southeast of Kengtung in northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night, at a depth of 10 km.(*)
(S012/H-YH)
Editor: Ruslan Burhani
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