At least one person is dead and historic temples were damaged when an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit central Myanmar.
The Myanmar Department of Archaeology told the BBC at least 66 stupas were damaged.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest confirmed, the U.S. is trying to learn more about the damage.
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US officials still often refer to Myanmar as Burma.
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