What made the Myanmar earthquake so powerful?

At least 144 people have been killed and 730 others injured in Myanmar following a powerful earthquake, according to the head of the country's military government.

The 7.7 magnitude quake struck around midday local time at a shallow depth of six miles, with the epicentre about 10 miles from the second city of Mandalay.

Sky's Tom Clarke explains in more detail what made this earthquake so powerful.

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