4.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Andaman Islands
AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted Andaman and Nicobar Islands at 4.14 p.m. Thailand time today (June 16), approximately 568 kilometres northwest of Mueang district, Phang Nga province, Amarin TV said. The epicentre was 10.889°N, 93.660°E on Google Maps and the depth 47 kilometers. On March 28 a magnitude 7.7 – […]
Read MoreOver 50% tourists have disappeared from Andaman coast: Trang Deputy Governor
THE massive earthquake in Myanmar’s Mandalay city last Friday (March 28) has hit tourism along the Andaman coast with Trang Deputy Governor CPO2 Anan Boonsamran saying more than half holidaymakers have disappeared, with some cancelling their trip, after panicking upon reading fake news on social media, Naewna newspaper said today (March 30). Speaking to […]
Read MoreQuake jolts Andaman Islands, 669 km away from Phang Nga
A MAGNITUDE-5.1 earthquake occurred near the Andaman Islands, India, at around 6.21 p.m. local time today (Nov. 1) with the epicentre being approximately 669 km northwest of the Phang Nga’s capital district , Matichon newspaper and Crisis 24 Garda news site said. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Interior Ministry, said the quake […]
Read MorePhuket calls up volunteers after over 40 quakes in the Andaman Sea over 2 days
WITH over 40 earthquakes of 4.0 – 4.9 magnitude having occurred in the Andaman Sea off Andaman and Nicobar Islands since Monday (July 4) Phuket Earthquake Monitoring and Surveillance Centre today (July 6) called all volunteers to report to alarm towers along the Andaman coast to prepare for possible emergency and educate people about […]
Read MoreCyclone Asani bringing more rain over the next two days
By Matichon, Naewna and Financial Express newspapers MOST of Thailand will be hit by rain with some areas lashed by heavy-to-torrential falls after Cyclone Asani moves to Myanmar and Bangladesh from Bay of Bengal tomorrow or the day after (Mar. 21- 22). Thai and Indian Meteorological departments forecast that the well-marked low-pressure area over […]
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