Magnitude 5.1 quake rattles Myanmar's Yangon on Saturday night, says USGS

YANGON (AFP/Xinhua): A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake rattled Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon on Saturday night, the United States Geological Survey and AFP correspondents said, with no immediate reports of damage.

A tremor lasting at least one minute was felt in the city of around 8 million around 8.55 pm (1425 GMT), AFP correspondents said.

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