Thailand in emergency mode after strongest quake in years

7.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar, shakes up entire region

For Rajiamuchan Burgin, a resident of Thailand's capital city, the earthquake on Friday afternoon was the "severest earthquake (that I experienced) since I was born".

Rajiamuchan was driving her car in downtown Bangkok and was stuck in a traffic jam when she felt the tremors.

"My car was shaking while the road signs also swung from left to right. My mind went blind and I was frozen at the moment," she said.