List of earthquakes in Thailand explained

This is a list of earthquakes in Thailand:

Earthquakes

Date (UTC)LocationMMIDeathsInjuriesComments
460--XII"Many"-Occurred on a Saturday night. An entire village was submerged and formed a lake.
564--VIII--Four pagodas collapsed.
1568Chiang Mai-VII--An 86-meter-high pagoda was damaged.
1575Chiang Saen-VII--Temples and pagodas in four districts were destroyed.
1839-03-23Myanmar8.0+V--Felt in Bangkok. MMI XI in Myanmar. More than 400 fatalities.
1922-05-02Shan (Myanmar)6.7---
1935-05-13Sainyabuli (Laos)6.3---
1975-02-17Tak (Myanmar border)6.0V–VI-"Several".[1] Some damage and some people injured in Bangkok.
1978-05-25Chiang Mai4.8V--.[2] Some damage in Phrao.
1983-04-22Kanchanaburi5.8V–VII--. Some damage in Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, and Nakhon Phanom. Reservoir induced earthquake.
1988-11-06Yunnan (Myanmar–China border)7.6 & 7.2V–VI--. Some damage in Chiang Rai. Felt by people in tall buildings in Bangkok. More than 700 killed in China. Two mainshocks separated by 13 minutes; MMI IX and X respectively.
1989-09-30Shan (Myanmar–Thailand border)5.8VI--. Some damage in Chiang Mai.
2006-12-12Chiang Mai4.6IV--.[3] Five buildings damaged.
2007-05-16Bokeo (Laos)6.3VIII--.[4] Some buildings in Chiang Rai and Chiang Saen sustained minor damage.
2011-03-24Shan (Myanmar)6.8VI1-.[5] One person in Mae Sai killed. MMI IX in Myanmar. At least 74 fatalities in total.
2014-05-05Chiang Rai6.1VIII123.[6] An elderly person died of a heart attack and 23 people were injured. Damage to buildings and roads.
2019-02-204.6VI--.[7] Damage to at least 15 buildings, including a pagoda.
2019-11-20Sainyabuli (Laos)6.2VII--.[8] Damage to some buildings and two people injured in Laos. Several buildings damaged in Bo Kluea and Chaloem Phra Kiat.
Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: M 5.9 - 87 km NNE of Hpa-An, Myanmar . earthquake.usgs.gov . . 3 March 2022.
  2. Web site: M 4.8 - 54 km N of Chiang Mai, Thailand . earthquake.usgs.gov . . 3 March 2022.
  3. Web site: M 4.6 - 14 km NNW of Chiang Mai, Thailand . earthquake.usgs.gov . . 3 March 2022.
  4. Web site: M 6.3 - 40 km NE of Ban Houakhoua, Laos . earthquake.usgs.gov . . 3 March 2022.
  5. Web site: M 6.9 - 27 km NNW of Tachilek, Myanmar . earthquake.usgs.gov . . 3 March 2022.
  6. Web site: M 6.1 - 32 km SSW of Chiang Rai, Thailand. earthquake.usgs.gov . . 3 March 2022.
  7. Web site: M 4.6 - 26 km SW of Mae Chai, Thailand . earthquake.usgs.gov . . 17 May 2022.
  8. Web site: M 6.2 - 43 km WNW of Sainyabuli, Laos. earthquake.usgs.gov . . 3 March 2022.