YANGON, Myanmar — A strong earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday night and was felt in parts of eastern India and Bangladesh, causing residents to rush out of their homes in panic.

There were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage.

The magnitude-6.9 quake struck at a depth of 84 miles, 246 miles north of Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw, according to the Geological Survey.

Residents in Myanmar's main city of Yangon panicked after the quake struck, but authorities there said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

An Associated Press journalist who was in a hospital in Yangon at the time of the quake said the six-story building shook strongly twice for at least a minute. Many people in the hospital, including patients, staff and visitors, ran out of the building and began calling their loved ones.

“I was sleeping on my bed when suddenly I felt the ground shaking. The first time it was intense, but the second time it was lighter,” said Aung Thu, 25, who has been spending nights at the hospital for the last week to take care of his elder brother.

The quake was centered in the jungle and hills around 135 miles northwest of Mandalay, Myanmar's second-biggest city. While the area is prone to earthquakes, it is generally sparsely populated, and most houses are low-rise structures.

Because the area is remote and the quake happened at night, a full assessment of the situation was not expected before Thursday morning.

The tremors were felt in the eastern Indian states of Assam and West Bengal, including in the area of Assam's Kaziranga National Park, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are visiting during their royal tour of India. The British High Commission in New Delhi said Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, were safe.

William and Kate were spending the night in the park area.

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