'Everyone was screaming': quake shocks Thailand tourists

"Just when I left the elevator, the earth starts moving. I thought it was me... it was not me," the 23-year-old told AFP. "Everyone was screaming and running, so I started screaming as well." The powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck Friday afternoon in neighbouring Myanmar, where over 1,000 people have been killed and several cities face large-scale destruction. The damage and toll was far smaller in Bangkok, with 10 people confirmed dead so far, most in the collapse of an under-construction skyscraper.