( CNN ) -- The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar has gone up to 75 , state media reported Friday . At least 111 people were injured , Myanmar Radio reported . The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Thursday near its borders with China , Thailand and Laos , according to the U.S. Geological Survey . It was a relatively shallow quake , which can be very destructive . The Geological Survey said the quake was 6 miles ( 10 km ) deep , putting it fairly close to the surface . Myanmar , which is also known as Burma , has been badly hit by natural disasters in the past few years . A powerful cyclone in 2008 left an estimated 100,000 people dead and another one two years later left 70,000 people homeless , the United Nations said . The quake was significantly less powerful than the one that hit Japan two weeks ago , causing a tsunami and prompting fears of a nuclear meltdown . The series of disasters in Japan has left more than 10,000 people dead . The Myanmar quake was roughly comparable in magnitude and depth to last year 's Haiti earthquake , which measured 7.0 . More than 200,000 people died in the Haiti earthquake , and millions were affected . CNN 's Kocha Olarn contributed to this report .
At least 75 people are killed . The 6.8-magnitude quake injures at least 111 . Myanmar has been badly hit by natural disasters in the past few years .