PHUKET, April 20 – Aftershocks on the resort island of Phuket are forecast to last for about another week, even as a small tremor jolted the province again early Friday morning. Phuket Governor Tree Akharadecha on Friday said that the minor tremor, measuring 4 on the Richter scale, rattled the vicinity at 3am in Thalang […]
BANGKOK, 19 April 2012 (NNT) – The Seismological Bureau of the Thai Meteorological Department disclosed that there have been 15 aftershocks with the magnitude of more than 2 on the Richter scale in Phuket province up to this morning, following the 4.3 magnitude quake on Monday. The tremors have reportedly been felt in Thalang district. […]
PHUKET, April 18 – Two earthquake aftershocks, measuring 2.6 and 3.2 on the Richter scale, were recorded on Phuket Island in the Andaman sea, in southern Thailand, early Wednesday but there was no report of any damage. The Meteorological Deparment announced that the latest aftershocks jolted Thalang district at 00.49am and 04.14am on Wednesday. Minor […]
PHUKET, 17 April 2012 (NNT) – Phuket Deputy Governor Somkiat Sangkaosuttirak has confirmed that Bang Niew Dam Reservoir was not affected by yesterday’s quakes, following an examination by a team of geologists. Two quakes reportedly occurred in the evening on April 16. They were measured at 4.3 and 5.3 magnitudes on the Richter scale and […]
National Disaster Warning Center on Monday said a quake hit Thailand on Monday and the epicenter was in Phuket’s Thalang district. Acting director Burin Wetchbantoeng said that an earthquake of 4.3 on the Richter scale hit in Phuket at 4.44pm with epicenter at Thalang district, while another quake, a 5.4-magnitude, west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra […]
Local residents in island province of Phuket ran in panic out of buildings and houses on Monday after a moderate 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s off west coast of Indonesia’s northern Sumatra island. The quake struck at 4.46pm Bangkok time, according to Thai Meteorlogical Department. Read more: The Nation
PHUKET, April 12 – Life on Phuket’s Patong beach returned to normal Thursday after Wednesday’s 8.6-magnitude earthquake prompted the evacuation of Thailand’s Andaman resort town. After the National Disaster Warning Center lifted tsunami alerts in six Andaman coastal provinces late Wednesday, tourists returned to the beaches to swim and enjoyed walking and shopping Thursday morning […]
PHUKET, 11 April 2012 (NNT) – Phuket International Airport will be open to normal air traffic on April 12 after a temporary closure imposed as a result of a powerful earthquake in Indonesia. Mr Prathuang Sornkham, Director of the airport said the closure was prompted by the National Disaster Warning Center announcement asking people in […]
