274 aftershocks detected since first earthquake in Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI, 7 May 2014 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department’s Seismological Bureau reported that a total of 274 aftershocks have been detected following the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Chiang Rai on Monday (May 5th).

Chiang Rai’s Phan district endured a second night of aftershocks. Seven of them were in the range of 5.0 and 5.9 and another 21 of them fell between 4.0 to 4.9. Sixty-six aftershocks had a magnitude of 3.0 to 3.9, and another 180 smaller aftershocks measured lower than 3.0 on the Richter scale.

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