A shallow 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck close to Myanmar's second-biggest city on Friday evening, seismologists said.
A general view of the Kaung Mu Taw pagoda in Sagaing on the outskirts of Mandalay, Myanmar pictured on September 29, 2009.
The quake hit at 6.54pm local time (7.24pm Thailand time) at a depth of 10 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.
It was 110 kilometres north of the city of Mandalay.
The agency indicated the quake caused strong shaking and issued a yellow alert, suggesting a mid-level risk of fatalities.
Earthquakes are relatively common in Myanmar.
The USGS said six strong earthquakes, of 7.0-magnitude and more, struck between 1930 and 1956 near the Sagaing Fault which runs north to south through the centre of the country.
Last November a powerful earthquake left more than 20 people dead and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Mandalay and surrounding villages.