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Wednesday May 16, 11:23 PM

LEAD: Laos hit by strong earthquake felt in Bangkok, Hanoi
(Kyodo)
_ (EDS: UPDATING WITH REVISION OF QUAKE'S MAGNITUDE FROM 6.1 TO 6.3,
ADDING DETAILS)

Laos was hit Wednesday by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3, the
U.S. Geological Survey, which monitors world quakes, said on its website.

The quake was strong enough to be felt as far away as Bangkok and
Hanoi, but there were no immediate reports of major casualties or damage.

The USGS said the quake occurred at 3:56 p.m. some 340 kilometers
northwest of the Lao capital Vientiane and 165 km west-northwest of the
old royal capital of Luang Prabang, at a depth of some 17.4 km.

Tremors from the quake were felt in the Thai capital, 745 km to the
south. In Bangkok's financial district, many people fled in fear from
high-rise buildings.

Residents and tourists in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai also
rushed from high buildings, hotels and department stores, according to the
Thai News Agency.

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It said some damage was reported in Thailand's Chiang Rai, where the
top of the historic Chomkitti stupa, containing the sacred relics of
Buddha, collapsed, but no one was injured.

Vietnam News Agency reported that aftershocks that were measured at 6
on the Richter scale rattled the country's northernwestern province of
Dien Bien, on the border with Laos.

Thailand's Disaster Centre reportedly warned that aftershocks could
follow the powerful quake.

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