At 6:30 am on Saturday, a rescue and medical team of 37 members departed from the Changshui International Airport in Kunming, Yunnan province, for the earthquake-stricken area in Myanmar.

They carried a large amount of emergency search and rescue equipment and relief supplies such as full-function life detectors, earthquake early warning systems, portable satellites and drones, Xinhua News Agency reported.

A powerful earthquake, which was monitored at 21.85 degrees north latitude and 95.95 degrees east longitude, rocked central Myanmar on Friday.

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the earthquake struck at a depth of 30 kilometers and reached 7.9 magnitude.