By NBC News staff and wire reportsUpdated at 12:10 a.m. ET: A strong earthquake, followed by two milder shocks, rocked central Myanmar on Sunday morning, and at least one person was reported to have died.(http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=JimGold426B92E4-3278-9FD7-F6CD-E3EB91978A07.jpg&width=380)USGSA USGS map shows the location of a 6.6 magnitude earthquake Sunday morning in Myanmar.The U.S. Geographical Survey said the epicenter of the 6.8-magnitude temblor that hit at 7:42 a.m. local time was about 17 miles east of Shwebo, or 72 miles northwest of Mandalay, and six miles underground. The USGS revised the magnitude up from 6.6.
Two milder quakes estimated at 5.0 magnitude struck about 20 minutes later about 50 miles northwest of Mandalay, USGS reported.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (http://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld)A police officer in Shwebo told Reuters that one woman had died and 10 people had been injured in Kyauk Myaung.
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