Myanmar earthquake felt in Thailand
published : 19 Jun 2023 at 13:29
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
A series of earthquakes centred on the southern coastal area of Myanmar were also felt in Bangkok and surrounding areas on Monday morning.
The first earthquake, of 6.0 magnitude, occurred at 8.40am. The epicentre was about 289km southwest of Thailand's Phop Phra district of Tak province.
There were two aftershocks near the southern coast of Myanmar at 8.57am and 10.46am with the magnitudes of 3.6 and 4.4 respectively.
The quakes were felt in Nonthaburi and Bangkok, especially by people in high-rise buildings. There were no reports of damage or casualties.
In Bangkok, people on social media reported feeling the shakes.
@mefanw posted on Twitter: "Silom...in Surawong area. Felt like the building is wobbling. Going down the building for safety. #earthquake."
In Bang Sue, shaking was clearly felt at Buranayothin School where students ran for cover.
In Khlong Toey, Twittter user @kanaapz posted: "Earthquake in Khlong Toey. Those in the lift (elevator) felt nothing." The post was tagged with a video clip of shaking ceiling lights.
In Sukhumvit, where there are many office buildings, office workers ran for safety.
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Vocabulary
- aftershock: a sudden movement of the Earth's surface which often follows an earthquake and which is less violent than the first main movement - แผ่นดินไหวเล็กน้อยที่เกิดหลังจากแผ่นดินไหวรุนแรง
- casualty (noun): victim; someone/ something that has been harmed, injured or killed as the result of a bad event such as a disaster or crime (casualties: the number of dead or injured) - เหยื่อผู้เคราะห์ร้าย; จำนวนคนตายหรือได้รับบาดเจ็บ
- ceiling: the top inside surface of a room - เพดาน
- epicentre (noun): the point on the earth's surface where the effects of an earthquake are felt most strongly; the central point of something - ศูนย์กลาง
- magnitude: size or strength - ขนาดหรือ ความรุนแรง
- quake: earthquake, a sudden shaking movement of the ground - แผ่นดินไหว
- wobbly: not stable; not strong, confident, or certain - ซึ่งไม่มั่นคง
