Yes indeed.
Many reports saying that it was a bit of a freak occurrence because of the shallow depth of the quake creating a resonance which synchronised with the dimensions of many high rise buildings, causing severe swaying, amplified further by the swampy muddy soil that Bangkok is built on.
In any case, I agree that many will reassess the high rise condo life in Bangkok as an unnecessary risk. Whatever anyone says, the buildings are not designed to sway like that and the cracking is a sign of this, 'superficial' or not. I dread to think what might happen to these compromised buildings if another similar quake hits. All the structural engineers in the world couldn't convince me there is not a risk of one or more of these buildings coming down in a further event.
I for one am moving out of Bangkok. Loose my deposit and a total b*llache, but I'm not prepared to put my family at risk unnecessarily.
I know many will say 'you have more chance of dying crossing a road in Thailand' blah blah... This may be true, but.... at the end of the day I have to cross roads, I don't have to live on the 27th floor of a condo in BKK.
I'm really gonna miss my sauna and swimming pool 🥲😅