rooster59 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Lampang district declared disaster zone after 31 mild quakes By The Nation The Wang Nua district in Lampang has been declared a disaster zone after it was hit with 31 mild earthquakes and aftershocks, an official said on Saturday. Pichet Ekparn, chief of the disaster alleviation division of Lampang Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, said the district was declared disaster zone so that government agencies could speed up efforts to help affected people. The Seismological Bureau of the Meteorological Department said on Saturday that a total of 31 quakes and aftershocks occurred in Wang Nua from Wednesday to Friday. Lampang provincial governor Songpol Sawattham held an urgent meeting of agencies concerned and instructed them to survey the damage to provide aid immediately. Wang Nua assistant district chief Bamrung Khamwai said an initial survey found 72 houses, four government offices and seven temples in seven tambon were damaged. He said government officials have yet to completely evaluate the damage. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30364630 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-02-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Lot of damage for a rumbler at 4.9 on the Richter scale. On the US West Coast, that's a "Ho hum" event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 looks like a typical Thai building crack due to poor or non existent foundations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 An indication of much worse if just 1 point up on the scale. Block walls not properly tied to anything and not internally reinforced will explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, connda said: Lot of damage for a rumbler at 4.9 on the Richter scale. On the US West Coast, that's a "Ho hum" event. Not considering the way dwellings are built over here, this ain't US west coast standards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 That's what you get when 50 obese Americans jump of a chair at the same time. (just in case you couldn't find anyone else to blame for the damage) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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