A strong 6 point magnitude earthquake hit a remote region of central Myanmar early this morning. <br/><br/>The US Geological Survey said, the shallow quake struck some 40 kilometres west of the town of Pyu.<br/><br/>It was followed by three weaker tremors in the region, of magnitudes 5.3. The USGS said, there is a low likelihood of casualties and damage, but noted that residential structures in the region are typically vulnerable to earthquake shaking. <br/><br/>The epicentre was located in a sparsely populated region between the capital Naypyidaw to the north and commercial hub Yangon to the south.