Myanmar hit by 5.1-magnitude aftershock following Friday’s earthquake

Emergency rescue teams have started trickling into the area of the country hardest hit by Friday’s massive quake that killed more than 1,600 people

A person goes through rubble at a Buddhist monastery building that has collapsed following an earthquake in Naypyitaw (Aung Shine Oo/AP/PA)

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit near Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday, the latest in a string of aftershocks following Friday’s devastating temblor.

People in the streets of Mandalay screamed as the aftershock — which was recorded by the United States Geological Survey — hit.