CHAUK , Myanmar, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Chauk, Myanmar, on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least three people.
The city, with a population of about 180,000, is near the ancient capital of Bagan, near the center of the country formerly known as Burma. The epicenter of the quake was 15 miles west of Chauk at a depth of about 52 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Wednesday.