george Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Photo cr: Phuket Express PHANG-NGA: — Phang-nga draws up tsunami plan after ‘abnormal’ Andaman Sea earthquakes The Nation reports that Governor Chamroen Thipphayaphongthada said on Wednesday the local disaster prevention and mitigation office is closely monitoring the earthquake situation in the Andaman Islands and surrounding areas. The office found that the frequency of earthquakes on Monday and Tuesday increased compared to the past but it has not affected …. Full story: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40017419 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 A tsunami is about the last thing that Thailand needs. Sometimes, small quakes relieve pressure on a fault line and help prevent a major quake. Other times, it can foretell a big one coming. Stay alert and stay safe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Samedi Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 First Anutin and now a potential tsunami... Is Thailand cursed or something ? ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 'Seree advised residents in Phang-nga, Ranong, Krabi, Phuket and Satun to follow the situation closely, because a series of small earthquakes could unleash a big, powerful one and in turn possibly lead to a tsunami.' Well that's crossed off a few places where I won't be going on holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 2 hours ago, mikebell said: 'Seree advised residents in Phang-nga, Ranong, Krabi, Phuket and Satun to follow the situation closely, because a series of small earthquakes could unleash a big, powerful one and in turn possibly lead to a tsunami.' Well that's crossed off a few places where I won't be going on holiday. However, The main news this morning indicated by an interview with some minister who they were discussing it with on the news said it was of no worry as the buoys all were working and indicated no problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simon43 Posted July 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: However, The main news this morning indicated by an interview with some minister who they were discussing it with on the news said it was of no worry as the buoys all were working and indicated no problems. Here is a screen-grab from the NOAA tsunami buoy website for the Thai buoy in the Andaman Sea. Note that no data has been received from it since 4th July. (Maybe it was having a party...) Also, the headline of this post is somewhat worrying. "Phang Nga draws up tsunami plan - abnormal earthquakes'. You mean that they don't already have a plan?!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, simon43 said: Here is a screen-grab from the NOAA tsunami buoy website for the Thai buoy in the Andaman Sea. Note that no data has been received from it since 4th July. (Maybe it was having a party...) Also, the headline of this post is somewhat worrying. "Phang Nga draws up tsunami plan - abnormal earthquakes'. You mean that they don't already have a plan?!! You would think that since the boxing day Tsunami an annual plan would have been reviewed and added to as roads change buildings grow in areas they were not before. Looks like major comacency which is typical. Yes I watch the buoy website ever so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 What are normal/abnormal earthquakes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 37 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: You would think that since the boxing day Tsunami an annual plan would have been reviewed and added to as roads change buildings grow in areas they were not before. Looks like major comacency which is typical. Yes I watch the buoy website ever so often. 48 minutes ago, simon43 said: Here is a screen-grab from the NOAA tsunami buoy website for the Thai buoy in the Andaman Sea. Note that no data has been received from it since 4th July. (Maybe it was having a party...) Also, the headline of this post is somewhat worrying. "Phang Nga draws up tsunami plan - abnormal earthquakes'. You mean that they don't already have a plan?!! So no data received from the buoy for some days. 5 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: You would think that since the boxing day Tsunami an annual plan would have been reviewed and added to as roads change buildings grow in areas they were not before. Looks like major comacency which is typical. Yes I watch the buoy website ever so often. Just wondering, and somewhere in that plan some strong technology which sends prompt alerts to several agencies if any part of the system has faults and/or has not delivered the data it's there to produce, etc. And the agency receiving the 'failure' report responsible to take very prompt serious action. Seems to be too much to ask... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, scorecard said: So no data received from the buoy for some days. Just wondering, and somewhere in that plan some strong technology which sends prompt alerts to several agencies if any part of the system has faults and/or has not delivered the data it's there to produce, etc. And the agency receiving the 'failure' report responsible to take very prompt serious action. Seems to be too much to ask... I have been in Thailand long enough to see that inaction before something happens is quite common. In fact most do not respond or react until after the event, no proactive effort put in at all, only reactionary, which is truly sad and despicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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