A terrified family crouched on the ground as a deadly earthquake struck Myanmar.

Footage shows the sisters screaming as their fourth-floor room was battered by the tremors in Mandalay.

Hundreds of people are feared to have been killed across the region.

The US Geological Survey said the tremor struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), and was centred in Myanmar, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Monywa City.

Across neighbouring Thailand, terrified residents and workers ran into the streets after the quake caused buildings to sway at around 2:20 pm local time.

Thousands of buildings were evacuated as they swayed in the rare quake.

Debris was seen falling from several high-rise buildings. Officials closed roads and evacuated buildings as they assessed the damage and prepared for aftershocks.