THE second earthquake to hit Indonesia yesterday (Aug. 15), with western Sumatra island rocked by 6.9 magnitude temblor in the evening after a powerful 7.7 magnitude quake struck eastern Flores island before dawn, was felt in southern Thailand and the Interior Minister has instructed the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) to closely
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Earthquakes rocking Myanmar continuously, last one reaching magnitude 5.3
THE THAI Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Watch Division issued an alert that almost 10 earthquakes rocked Myanmar today (July 18) with the latest one, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale and occurring at 4.30 p.m. Thai time, being felt in Mae Hong Son and Chiang Mai, Amarin TV said. The epicentre of this last earthquake,
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By Naewna newspaper and Thai Newsroom THE Earthquake Observation Division of the Thai Meteorological Department said there have been ten earthquakes and tremors from last night till today (Apr. 14) with nine epicentred in Myanmar and one in Thailand and the largest, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, was approximately 10 kilometres from the
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