THE massive earthquake in Myanmar’s Mandalay city last Friday (March 28) has hit tourism along the Andaman coast with Trang Deputy Governor CPO2 Anan Boonsamran saying more than half holidaymakers have disappeared, with some cancelling their trip, after panicking upon reading fake news on social media, Naewna newspaper said today (March 30). Speaking to
Tag: earthquake
All 81 bridges, flyovers safe to use: BMA
BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said this evening (March 29) that all 81 bridges and flyovers in the metropolis are safe to use after the massive earthquake in Myanmar’s Mandalay city at 1.20 p.m. yesterday, TV Channel 7 said. BMA’s Public Works Department sent officials to check all of them and as initial visual inspection
Read moreBangkok expressway system usable, only Din Daeng entrance and exit ramps closed
THE Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) clarified that the whole expressway system is usable with only the entrance and exit ramps of the Din Daeng stretch closed, Amarin TV said this afternoon (March 29). After yesterday’s powerful earthquake with the epicentre being in Mandalay,Myanmar, rattled the whole of Thailand, Exat inspected all Bangkok expressways
Read moreDin Daeng expressway, MRT Yellow and Pink lines remain closed
AFTER Bangkok was shaken by a powerful earthquake centred at Myanmar’s Mandalay city at 1.20 p.m. yesterday (March 28) measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale, traffic has returned to normal today except for Din Daeng expressway and MRT Yellow and Pink lines which remain closed, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said. The Expressway
Read more23 aftershocks since the 8.2 magnitude earthquake at 1.20 p.m.
THE THAI Meteorological Department said at 6.57 p.m. today (March 28) that there have been 23 aftershocks so far since the 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar’s Mandalay city at 1.20 p.m. Thai time, Naewna newspaper said. The details of the aftershocks to this earthquake, which was first reported to be 7.3 on the Richter
Read moreBangkok Governor declares metropolis a disaster zone
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt this afternoon (March 28) declared Bangkok a disaster zone after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale centred at Myanmar’s Mandalay city rattled the metropolis with tremors also felt across the country, Naewna newspaper said He said the earthquake at 1.20 p.m. had damaged many buildings in the
Read moreStrong quake leads to building being built in Chatuchak collapsing
A POWERFUL earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale centred at Myanmar’s Mandalay city this afternoon (March 28) was felt in Thailand with many highrise buildings swaying and one building under construction in Bangkok’s Chatuchak area collapsing, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. The Aeronautical Radio Centre of Thailand said it has temporarily suspended
Read moreStrong 7.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Bangkok
By Amarin TV and AP – published by Yahoo!News A POWERFUL 7.4 magnitude earthquake centred in Myanmar city of Mandalay rattled the whole of Thailand this afternoon (March 28) including Bangkok with highrise buildings swaying. The Earthquake Watch Division said the quake’s depth was 10 kilometres. There were no immediate reports of damage. CAPTION:
Read moreLight quake hits Phichit at 2 a.m. after two rock Myanmar
A LIGHT earthquake measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale with one kilometre depth shook Phichit province at 2.13 a.m. today (Feb. 28) with the epicenter being at Nong Phra subdistrict, Wang Sai Phun district, following two that rocked Myanmar yesterday, Amarin TV said. Myanmar was first hit by a 2.9 earthquake at 8.33 a.m.
Read moreAnother minor earthquake rocks Koh Samui
A SECOND minor earthquake measuring 2.2 magnitude and with a very shallow depth of 2 kilometres hit Koh Samui at 8.31 a.m. this morning (June 1) after the resort island was rattled by a similar light quake two days ago, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. The quake that hit Koh Samui at 8.24
Read moreLight earthquake hits Koh Samui
A MINOR 2.4 magnitude earthquake struck Koh Samui at 8.24 a.m. this morning (May 30) and was widely felt in the area, Naewna newspaper said. This earthquake, with the epicentre being Koh Samui’s Ang Thong subdistrict, had a very shallow depth of four kilometres. CAPTION: A representative image of an earthquake by Paula from
Read moreNew York rattled by 4.8-magnitude earthquake
New York – An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area on Friday morning (Apr. 5), the US Geological Survey said, with residents across the Northeast reporting rumbling in a region where people are unaccustomed to feeling the ground move. The agency reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8,
Read moreA strong earthquake shakes Taiwan, damaging buildings and causing a tsunami
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Taipei – A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday (Apr. 3), collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands. A five-storey building in lightly populated Hualien appeared heavily damaged, collapsing its first floor and leaving
Read moreMassive earthquake jolts Japan followed by a tsunami
By Agencies and published by CNA Tokyo – A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit central Japan today (Jan. 1), triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate. A tsunami around one-metre high struck parts of the coast along the Sea of Japan with a larger wave expected, public
Read moreIndonesia’s Papua region jolted by 6.5 magnitude earthquake
By AP and published by Fox9.com Jakarta, Indonesia – A powerful earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early on Sunday (Dec. 31), but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.5 quake was centred 162 kilometres (101 miles) northeast of Abepura, a subdistrict
Read moreStrong 6.4 earthquake in Myanmar’s Shan state felt in Thailand
THE STRONGEST earthquake in several years reaching 6.4 magnitude shook the whole of Myanmar’s Shan state at 8.37 a.m. Thai time this morning (Nov. 17) with tremors being felt in many northern Thai provinces, Naewna newspaper said. The Thai Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Observation Division said the centre of the quake, with a depth of
Read moreQuake jolts Andaman Islands, 669 km away from Phang Nga
A MAGNITUDE-5.1 earthquake occurred near the Andaman Islands, India, at around 6.21 p.m. local time today (Nov. 1) with the epicentre being approximately 669 km northwest of the Phang Nga’s capital district , Matichon newspaper and Crisis 24 Garda news site said. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Interior Ministry, said the quake
Read morePowerful earthquake rocks Morocco, killing at least 290
By Agencies and published by CNA Rabat – A powerful earthquake struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday (Sep. 8), killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes. The Interior Ministry said the number constituted a preliminary death toll and that 153 people had
Read moreMinor quake rocks Mae Hong Son’s Pai district
By Naewna and Thai Newsroom POPULAR tourist destination Pai in northern Mae Hong Son province was hit by a 3.4 magnitude earthquake at 3.44 p.m. today (July 4) but fortunately there were no reports of any damage. The Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Observation Division said the temblor, which was at 1 kilometre depth, occurred at
Read morePhitsanulok quake shows buildings should be strengthened: Expert
AFTER a 4.5 magnitude earthquake rocked Phisanulok and was felt in Phichit and Kamphaeng Phet provinces at 12.17 a.m. today (June 29) an academic pointed out that buildings in this zone should be strengthened as a ministerial regulation governing seismic resistance of structures was only enforces in 2021, Naewna newspaper said. Amorn Pimanmat of
Read more