BANGKOK, 21 April 2012 – Experts have come out to assure the public that Phuket will never sink even if it is hit by a strong earthquake. Department of Mineral Resources Director Lertsin Raksakulwong said that the public should not worry about the possible sinking of Phuket for its earth structure is made of granite, […]
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, 18 April 2012 (NNT) – A geologist has indicated that the recent tremors in Phuket province had been sparked by last week’s 8.6-magnitude Sumatra quake, while also pointing out that the two major fault lines in the South of Thailand must be monitored closely. The Environmental Geology and Geohazard Bureau Director Lertsin Raksaskulwong said […]
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
