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An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Myanmar around 9:34pm (BDT) on 3 February, with tremors also felt in various parts of Bangladesh.

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the earthquake struck 70 miles east of Sittwe in Myanmar.

The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.21 miles), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.