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An article in the Bangkok Post on 10 January suggested that some of the figures in this table may be seriously misleading. According to this article, the estimated number of deaths among Thai nationals has been reduced from about 2,500 to about 1,800, and the estimated number of deaths among foreigners has been reduced from 2,500 to 1,300.
Some damage in Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, and Nakhon Phanom. Reservoir induced earthquake. [3] 1988-11-06: Yunnan (Myanmar–China border) 7.6 & 7.2 V–VI - - M s . Some damage in Chiang Rai. Felt by people in tall buildings in Bangkok. [3] More than 700 killed in China. Two mainshocks separated by 13 minutes; MMI IX and X respectively. 1989-09-30
UTC time: 2014-05-05 11:08:43: ISC event: 604514202: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: May 5, 2014 (): Local time: 18:08:43 ICT (UTC+7): Magnitude: 6.1 M w [1]: Depth: 7.4 km (5 mi) Epicenter: 1]: Areas affected: Thailand: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe): Aftershocks: 274 [2]: Casualties: 1 dead, [citation needed] 32 injured: The 2014 Mae Lao earthquake occurred at 18:08:43 Indochina Time on May ...
14 June 1995: The floating dock at Phran Nok ferry pier in Bangkok capsized after over 100 passengers overloaded the structure's weight-bearing ability, resulting in 20 deaths and 37 injuries. 11 July 1997: The Royal Jomtien Resort Hotel fire in Pattaya, Chonburi resulted in 91 deaths and 53 injuries. Poor fire-preparedness and locked fire ...
The 2011 Tarlay earthquake occurred on 24 March in Shan State, Myanmar. The earthquake measured M w 6.8 and had an epicenter northwest of the border between Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. It occurred in a region accommodating tectonic deformation brought by the collision between the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates.
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A special Learning [20] section of the Bangkok Post website helps Thais learn to read English by using the daily newspaper. Vocabulary, reading questions, video and web resources are provided for a selection of articles every day. Articles are taken from the general news, tourism, entertainment, and business sections of the newspaper.
The estimated depth was 84.1 km. [1] Tremors from the earthquake were felt in Yangon, in the eastern cities of Patna, Guwahati, and Kolkata in India, in Bangkok in Thailand and in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. [2] [3] According to reports, several temples in the nearby ancient city of Bagan were damaged and four people were reported dead. [4]