7.0 Earthquakes strikes Burma

Two 7.0 Earthquakes have struck North East Burma(Burma is officially the Union of Myanmar). The first quake occurred 10km below the surface. at around 1:55 pm Irish time. The second quake struck shortly after but around 230km underground.
There has been no tsunami. The Pacific tsunami warning centre believe no tsunami will occur because the quakes occurred far inland.
According to the US Geological Survey the quakes occurred in the boarder with Laos and Thailand.  The quakes have been described as been strong to violent. Tremors have been felt as far away as the Yunnan province in China.

There are no signs of fatalities. It may take some time to know of these fatalities because the quakes occurred in rural, mountainous region with small populations.