The tremors from a magnitude-7.7 quake that hit Myanmar on Friday were felt as far away as Thailand’s capital Bangkok, where a CNN journalist reported a frantic scene in his apartment, with light fixtures swinging back and forth as residents rushed to evacuate the building.

Another resident in Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai, who did not want to be named, said:

“I felt it for about 10 seconds in my room then I figured out I couldn’t stay inside. So I rushed out onto the street.”

A resident of Myanmar’s largest city Yangon who did not want to be named, told CNN:

“We felt the quake for about one minute and then we ran out of the building.”

“We saw other people running out of the buildings too. It was very sudden and very strong.”

Myanmar was hit by a second strong earthquake, of 6.4-magnitude, near the town of Sagaing around 12 minutes after the initial quake hit on Friday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The quake struck 16 kilometers (10 miles) north northwest of the town of Sagaing, Myanmar around 12:50 p.m. local time, USGS said.

It was hit by a second strong aftershock of 6.4-magnitude around 12 minutes after the initial quake, according to USGS.

The tremors were felt as far as Thailand’s capital Bangkok.