YANGON (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 hit Myanmar on Friday near its northeastern border with China but there were no immediate reports of damage, a meteorological official said.
The earthquake, described as moderate, struck at 7:51 a.m. (9.21 p.m. EDT Thursday) about 375 km (240 miles) northeast of the city of Mandalay and 60 km (40 miles) southeast of the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina, the official from the Meteorological Department told Reuters.
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