6.4-magnitude quake felt in Thailand
published : 17 Nov 2023 at 11:42
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Panumate Tanraksa
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar at 8.37am on Friday. The quake was about 100 kilometres northwest of Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district.
The earthquake's epicentre was located about 76km southwest of Kengtung township in Shan State, at a depth of nine kilometres.
Three aftershocks with magnitudes of 4.1, 3.5 and 3.4 were recorded shortly after the quake.
The tremor was reportedly felt in Muang, Mae Suay and Mae Sai districts of Chiang Rai; Saraphi and Muang districts of Chiang Mai; Muang district of Lamphun; some parts of Nan; and Lak Si district of Bangkok.
The quake was also felt in Mae Hong Son in the North, as well as Udon Thani and Khon Kaen in the Northeast.
Residents of high-rise buildings as well as staff and patients at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital said they felt the tremor.
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
- depth: the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface of something - ความลึก
- 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
- patient: someone who is receiving medical treatment - คนป่วย, คนไข้
- Richter scale: a scale for measuring the magnitude (size and strength) of earthquakes - หน่วยวัดความรุนแรงของแผ่นดินไหว
- tremor: a shaking of the earth; an earthquake - การสั่นสะเทือน
