Ireland feels shockwaves from magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar

A map of the epicentre and intensity of Friday's earthquake in Myanmar. The Irish National Seismic Network says that, tectonically, Friday's earthquake is likely to have occurred as the result of a strike-slip faulting between the India and Eurasia plates. Picture: US Geological Survey

The devastating earthquake which struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday was so powerful that it was picked up by seismometers here in Ireland.

The magnitude 7.7 quake struck about 17km northwest of Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city at around 12.50am local time, 6.21am Irish time. A second quake, with a magnitude of 6.4 shook the area 12 minutes later.