YANGON -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar at about 1:38 pm local time on Sunday, the country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) reported.

According to the DMH, the epicenter was located about eight km northwest of Patheingyi town in Mandalay Region.

The epicenter, with a depth of 35 km, was initially determined to be at 22.23 degrees north latitude and 96.05 degrees east longitude, the DMH said.

Xinhua reporters at Friday's quake scenes in Mandalay felt the tremor and witnessed the panic.