At least 25 people were killed and dozens of buildings destroyed after a strong earthquake struck Burma near the Thai border on Thursday, officials said.
缅甸官方称在周四发生在缅泰边境地震发生后，当地造成了至少25人死亡，多幢房屋受损。

Tremors were felt as far away as Bangkok, 800 kilometres from the epicentre, Hanoi and parts of China during the quake, which the US Geological Survey (USGS) measured at magnitude 6.8.
距震中800公里的泰国首都曼谷、越南首都河内和中国部分地区都有震感。据美国地质调查局测量，此次缅甸地震震级为6.8级。

A Burmese official warned there could be "many more casualties" in the town of Tarlay, close to the epicentre, as he confirmed 11 men and 13 women had been killed when the quake struck.
缅甸官员称在靠近震中的塔莱镇“伤亡可能会更大”，这位官员已经确认此次地震已经造成11名男性和13名女性丧生。

"Five monasteries and 35 buildings collapsed in the town," he said.
塔莱镇有5座修道院和35座房屋倒塌。

"Those people were killed when the buildings collapsed," said the official, who declined to be named, adding some areas were difficult to access because roads were damaged.
“这些遇难者的死亡都是由于地震中倒塌的房屋导致，”一位拒绝透露姓名的位官员透露，死伤人数可能还会增加，因为有些受灾地区因为道路损坏还未能与当地取得联系。

Authorities in Thailand confirmed one woman was killed when a wall in her house collapsed.
泰国官方表示一位泰国妇女被自家倒塌的墙壁压死。

Earthquakes of magnitudes of around 5 and as high as 7 have hit northern Burma and Thailand several times in the past 15 years, but damage and casualties have been limited and the areas are thinly populated.
过去15年中，缅甸和泰国曾发生过数次5-7级地震，但因为地震发生地区人口分布较为稀疏，伤亡和损失有限，