The powerful earthquake, which had its epicenter in central Myanmar about 13 miles from Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, struck around 12:50 p.m. local time, the New York Times reported. It was followed by several tremors, including a 6.4 magnitude aftershock which occurred just 11 minutes later.

Rescue personnel search for casualties at the site of a building that collapsed after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, earthquake monitoring services