This is the dramatic moment Turkish rescue teams saved an earthquake survivor from a collapsed hotel in Myanmar.

Footage shows volunteers from the GEA Arama-Kurtarma organisation telling the local to 'stay strong' as they pulled him out of the rubble in Nay Pyi Taw, on April 3.

The rescuers had used advanced technology to detect signs of life from under the debris.

The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.7 tremor struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), and was centred in Myanmar, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Monywa, along the Sagaing fault.

Residents ran from their homes when they felt the tremors shortly after 1:20 pm local time on March 28. More than 3,145 people in the country have been killed and some 4,589 injured, with the figures expected to rise.

The quake destroyed buildings, bridges, and dams, leaving many areas in ruins. Communication remains difficult as mobile networks are down, and access to electricity and the internet is limited.

In neighbouring Thailand, high-rise buildings shook and an apartment block under construction collapsed in Bangkok. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said at least 22 people were killed.