OREANDA-NEWS Bangkok City Hall has announced the evacuation of high-rise buildings due to the earthquake, there is destruction in the city, the underground and above-ground metro has stopped working, according to a series of urgent announcements posted by the mayor's office on social networks.

"The evacuation of high-rise buildings is necessary to conduct an immediate inspection of their condition for the safety of the public," one of the announcements says.

"Due to possible structural damage as a result of the earthquake, the work of the underground and above-ground metro has been temporarily suspended," another announcement says.

The Mayor's Office announced via social media that preliminary information about the damage and destruction that occurred in Bangkok will be announced soon.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 occurred in Myanmar, tremors were felt in five neighboring countries, including Thailand. Information about casualties and destruction has not yet been received.