More houses collapsed in Monglin area in some after-shocks occurring on Sunday at around 03: 00 a.m. (local time) as a follow-up of Thursday's major earthquake that struck Myanmar's northeastern Shan state.

Triggered by fear, local inhabitants prefer to stay out of houses as allegations spread that such tremor could strike again within a month.

In the Monglin area alone, at least 29 people died and 128 houses were ruined, registering the highest casualties and damage brought about by the quake in the northeastern Myanmar, according to earlier official report.

Aid supplies from both government and non-governmental organizations have come in Monglin area which is 48 km northeast of Tachileik, a border town opposite to Thailand's Maesai.

Similarly, Tarlay, which is close to Kengtung, has seen relief goods flowing in.

Myanmar said in a latest official release that 73 people were killed and 125 others injured in Thursday's quake.

A total of 225 residential houses, 11 monasteries and 9 government department buildings were destroyed in the mainly affected areas of Tachileik, Tarlay, Naryaung, Kyatkuni and Monglin.

A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale jolted Loimwe, 56 km southeast of Kengtung in northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night at 20:29 p.m. local time (1369 GMT).

The quake's epicenter, at 10 km deep, struck in the hills of Myanmar bordering Thailand and Laos, the Golden Triangle.