Thread: Earthquake in Thailand

Originally Posted by malmomike77

^ Is Lulus condo, ERM, thai constructed investment property(s) OK?

His shelving and toy plastic Ferraris took a hit

Originally Posted by Mendip

While the upstairs was swaying a bit I noticed two things.

The dogs instinctively ran straight outside to safety without being told, and all the birds tweeting on the garden went competely silent for a few minutes.

When it doubt, follow a fucking dog

The strongest tremor felt in Thailand in 95 years

The earthquake today, measured at between 7.4 and 7.7 on the Richter scale, was the strongest tremor felt in Thailand since 1930 when about 500 people were killed, said Phichit Sombatmak, director-general of the Mineral Resources Department.


He said that the tremor was first measured at 7.7 magnitude at 1.20pm, at a depth of about 10km. It was caused by the movement of the Sagaing fault in Mandalay, about 16km from Sagaing town and about 1,100km from Bangkok.


The quake was followed 12 minutes later by a 6.4 magnitude aftershock. The strong vibrations were felt in the northern, north-eastern, eastern and central regions of Thailand, including Bangkok, he said.


The provinces affected by the quake were Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Tak, Mae Hong Son, Lamphun, Lampang, Phitsanuloke, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, Chon Buri, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Sawan, Ratchaburi, Lop Buri, Nakhon Nayok and Bangkok and its peripherals.


Phichit urged volunteers and the general public to monitor state media closely for news of any aftershocks.


Sagaing is a major fault in Myanmar. It is a mainly continental right-lateral transform fault, between the Indian and Sunda plates. It links the divergent boundary in the Andaman Sea with the zone of active continental collision along the Himalayan front.


It passes through the populated cities of Mandalay, Yamethin, Pyinmana, the capital of Naypyidaw, Toungoo and Pegu, before dropping off into the Gulf of Martaban, running for a total length of over 1,200km.

Today'''s quake: the strongest tremor felt in Thailand in 95 y

Death toll rises to eight as search for missing workers continue

The death toll from a collapsed under-construction skyscraper, brought down by the strong earthquake that hit Myanmar and sent tremors to Bangkok, has risen to eight, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said last night.


Around 100 others are still missing and feared trapped under the debris of the collapsed 30-story government office building in Chatuchak district, Anutin said after visiting the site.


About 12 workers were rescued and sent to nearby hospitals.


A center set up near the site was crowded with families of workers still missing.


Rescue workers, soldiers, and sniffer dogs are still combing through the debris after dark, hours after the strong quake struck Myanmar and sent tremors across Thailand, including Bangkok.


The families and friends of those trapped continue to hold onto hope that rescue workers will find their loved ones. Some traveled from other provinces after hearing the news.


However, the towering pile of debris from the collapsed 30-story skyscraper before them may leave some feeling that only a miracle can help.


A journalist from a radio program witnessed a woman weeping as she repeatedly called her husband, a foreman at the building, hoping he would answer. Despite receiving no response, she kept calling.


Another woman arrived at the center after being alerted about the collapse, fearing for both of her parents, who worked there as electricians.


She explained that her parents moved from floor to floor, setting up the electrical system. Despite the uncertainty, she remained hopeful that they were still alive and would be found soon.

Death toll rises to eight as search for missing workers cont

Vids from Myanmar... Damage looks terrible

Originally Posted by taxexile

Thai news is all over this collapsed building at the moment, wondering why it fell so easily when the main structure of the building was almost complete. Questions will be asked and lessons will be learned, in other words its business as usual and the trapped workers are all burmese or cambodians anyway.

Apparently Thai buildings built from ... i didnt catch the date ... are built to withstand earthquakes, but not ones as severe as this one, Thailand apparently has never been affected to such an extent before. The severity that BKK, 1000kms away from the epicenter, felt was due to the fact that the quake was relatively near the suface, had it been deeper the effects at such a distance wiukd have been much less.

The news is very much BKK centered, surely northern cities, being much closer to the epicenter will have experienced much heavier shocks than BKK., but apart from a hospital evacuation in CM, its as if the north didnt exist.

Thai news says the building belonged to the Thai Anti-Corruption committee

Originally Posted by armstrong

Thai news says the building belonged to the Thai Anti-Corruption committee

It was the State Audit Office building.

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The State Audit building, which was under construction in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, completely collapsed due to earthquake tremors on March 28. (KHAOSOD Photo/Yingyos Akemanachai)

Felt nothing in Udon Thani, seeing the trajectory! can see why...

and prohibited people from entering or leaving the building

I understand not letting people enter a damaged condo, but surely you want to let them fucking leave???

^ My daughter's Korat school was evacuated and parents told to pick up their kids! This seemed a bit over the top to me, but better safe than sorry I guess.

The kids weren't even allowed to pop back in to pick up their school bags... so the daughter is faced with a weekend without her tablet!

But she also can't do her Maths homework, so a win and a loss for me.

Good explanation of the quake from Sky News

I wonder if this is covered by insurance? Or is it just deemed an Act of God and thus a great cop out?

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has declared six severely damaged condominiums uninhabitable following a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and caused tremors in the Thai capital on Friday.


Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt reported that nearly 1,000 reports have been submitted by affected building management teams, and assessments have been conducted.


According to Chadchart, the quake caused damage to many high-rise buildings in the capital, and the BMA has stationed five to six expert engineers at the command centre to evaluate structural integrity.


So far, six buildings have been deemed severely affected and unfit for occupancy. Engineers will conduct further on-site assessments by tonight, he told a press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra late Friday evening.


He added that the BMA has mobilised qualified engineers from both government and private sectors across Bangkok to assist in building inspections.


BERNAMA - Six Bangkok Condominiums Declared Unsafe After Earthquake

Death toll in Myanmar up to 694 and rising.

Myanmar earthquake: At least 694 killed and 1,670 injured | World News | Sky News

Originally Posted by Airportwo

Felt nothing in Udon Thani, seeing the trajectory! can see why...

My friends in Lumpini Place, Udon said they felt it and got a bit frightened. Ninth floor I believe. I felt nothing at my one story home.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ My daughter's Korat school was evacuated and parents told to pick up their kids! This seemed a bit over the top to me, but better safe than sorry I guess.

The kids weren't even allowed to pop back in to pick up their school bags... so the daughter is faced with a weekend without her tablet!

But she also can't do her Maths homework, so a win and a loss for me.

We evacuated during the first tremor and after maybe an hour we rushed the kids in and out to get their bags. Then we all sat on the field waiting for their bus or to get picked up. The last one left school at 7pm yesterday...

Originally Posted by Mendip

My daughter's Korat school was evacuated

not a thing Khao Yai way, you'll be pleased to know

Originally Posted by thailazer

Brother-in-law was on the 37th floor of a building in Bangkok and said he thought he was going to die as the shaking was so bad. Just grabbed his phone, leaving his wallet in the desk and ran down the stairs. Said water pipes had burst and there were visible cracks in concrete

could be widespread in high rises across BKK, i've never been confident in Thai construction quality, even if they were constructed with earthquakes in mind which i assume most are not

While awful in BKK sure so much worse in impoverished war torn Burma with basic back up, resources at the best of times

Indeed so, David. All the international coverage is centred on hiso and tourists in Bangkok, yet the pics out of Burma show absolute destruction on an already vulnerable and displaced population.

BBC are reporting more than 1,000 dead in Burma

Originally Posted by DrWilly

All the international coverage is centred on hiso and tourists in Bangkok

That's just not true.

Except maybe on Facebook and the like.

It is true that the political and economic situation in Myanmar limits access.

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Originally Posted by malmomike77

BBC are reporting more than 1,000 dead in Burma

Yes, and there could be thousands more if the USGS model is correct.

Just a moment...

Yes, I'm currently in Chiang Mai, big tremors felt here.

I left Mandalay a few weeks ago. I'm trying to contact my old school in the city, but I guess emails are not getting through right now...

Originally Posted by Bonecollector

A good article I found regarding foundations of Bangkok's buildings.

Interesting, it concludes that the calculations reslted in foundations that were too conservative, so too expensive and stronger than strictly necessary. Which should be a comfort to the buildings' owners. The study doesn't mention earthquake resliience, so far as I could see. It was 95 years since Bangkok had a hit this big. Call that a 1 in 100-year event and I'd say that should be included in the design specs.
'Er indoors works with contracts at the local government level. Nothing so huge as the Auditor General's building, although the principles are the same. She has been told that the contract for this building included a clause about non-completion, including for eartquakes, which makes the contractor 100% liable for fixing it. Presumably the contractor has this insured. It is going to be a big claim.