Quake Jolts Thai Tourism: Rising Concerns Over Safety

[JohanB]

5 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

correct the building code since 21 requires building to be quake proof

 

5 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

correct the building code since 21 requires building to be quake proof

 

Bangkok is very vulnerable to extensive damage from long-distance EQ due to amplification of ground waves in the type of soil & clay layers under the city.

This was known since these papers was published in year 2000!

 

https://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/2145.pdf

 

SEISMIC HAZARD IN BANGKOK DUE TO LONG-DISTANCE EARTHQUAKES

Pennung WARNITCHAI1, Chanet SANGARAYAKUL2 And Scott A ASHFORD3

SUMMARY

A seismic hazard assessment of Bangkok is conducted. The results are presented in the form of

predicted peak ground accelerations for various levels of probability of exceedance in a 50-year

period and the corresponding elastic response spectra. The results indicate that Bangkok, though

located at a remote distance from seismic sources, is still at risk of damaging earthquake ground

motions similar to those found in Mexico City during the 1985 Michoacan earthquake.

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[MikeandDow]

4 minutes ago, JohanB said:

 

 

Bangkok is very vulnerable to extensive damage from long-distance EQ due to amplification of ground waves in the type of soil & clay layers under the city.

This was known since these papers was published in year 2000!

 

https://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/2145.pdf

 

SEISMIC HAZARD IN BANGKOK DUE TO LONG-DISTANCE EARTHQUAKES

Pennung WARNITCHAI1, Chanet SANGARAYAKUL2 And Scott A ASHFORD3

SUMMARY

A seismic hazard assessment of Bangkok is conducted. The results are presented in the form of

predicted peak ground accelerations for various levels of probability of exceedance in a 50-year

period and the corresponding elastic response spectra. The results indicate that Bangkok, though

located at a remote distance from seismic sources, is still at risk of damaging earthquake ground

motions similar to those found in Mexico City during the 1985 Michoacan earthquake.

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it may have been known longer than that !! but there was no mechanism to mandate it, untill it was incoparated  into the building code which was2021 which is to days standard and the design of the building should have been quake proof which it was not the design is not recommended for quake proof

[Stargeezr]

The building that collapsed was in the dangerous part of its construction, and it would seem that 

the basic structure was not as strong as it shuld have been to take the sway factor of the earth quake.

  I am glad that most people were able to get away from the area near the building. The people working

inside the building basically had very little warning.

In my opinion.

[MikeandDow]

1 hour ago, Stargeezr said:

The building that collapsed was in the dangerous part of its construction, and it would seem that 

the basic structure was not as strong as it shuld have been to take the sway factor of the earth quake.

  I am glad that most people were able to get away from the area near the building. The people working

inside the building basically had very little warning.

In my opinion.

What part of dangerous  construction was the building in putting cladding and windows interior fit out, the structure was completed in april 2024  the concrete had a year to cure

[hotchilli]

On 3/31/2025 at 8:00 AM, webfact said:

The quake, which rocked buildings in Bangkok and other hot spots, may cause a drastic 10%-15% drop in international tourist arrivals over the next fortnight, according to the Thai Hotels Association.

Not so much a drop in arrivals, but more of a find accommodation that's not so tall