Chiang Mai struck by 94 minor tremors in one month

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Chiang Mai was hit by 94 minor quakes measuring from 4 magnitude on the Richter scale to 1 magnitude in the past one month, but there is a 5 percent chance that the northern capital may be struck by a stronger tremor of up to 5.5 magnitude within a cycle of 17 years.

The latest tremor measured at 4 magnitude on the Richter scale was reported at 4.08 am today with its epicenter at a depth of ten kilometres from the surface in Tambon Mae Win, Mae Wang district. Many people in Chom Thong district also felt the vibrations.

Mr Somboon Kosittanont, director of the Office of Environmental Geology of the Minteral Resources Department, said Wednesday that the latest tremor stemmed from the sliding of Mae Wang plate which is about 25 kilometres long.

The epicenter of the quake is in Tambon Mae Win, about 28 kilometres from Mae Wang district and 50 kilometres from Muang district of Chiang Mai.

Somboon said that the quake was minor and was unlikely to cause damages to buildings. However, he added that he office would kept monitoring Mae Wang plate movements.

Chiang Mai struck by 94 minor tremors in one month - Thai PBS English News

[thailazer]

New volcano coming near you . . .

[VocalNeal]

In a related story?

A Soi Buakhao beer bar was raided last night after reports were received that one bar had been providing minors for sex with tourists.

[BaitongBoy]

^ That would cause some "tremors"...

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Is the bar any where nere here

[JayZee]

Has a 5.1 jolt followed by some rolling a couple of days ago in Wellington. Par for the course nowadays ...

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Chiang Mai struck by minor tremors

Chiang Mai was twice struck by tremors measuring at 2-4.2 magnitudes on the Richter scale on Sunday afternoon but there were no damages.
The Office of Public Disasters Prevention and Mitigation said that the first tremor, measuring at 2 magnitude was detected at 1.24 pm with its epic centre at about one kilometer deep in Mae Wang district.

It was followed by a second tremor measuring at 4.2 magnitude at 3.35 pm in Chom Thong district.

The earthquake detection station in Chiang Mai said that minor tremors would take place every day during this period of time in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces, but they are not serious and the public should not panic with this natural happenings.

Chiang Mai struck by minor tremors - Thai PBS English News