Two earthquakes hit Thailand’s north

CHIANG MAI: -- Two mild earthquakes shook the northern region of Thailand early on Sunday morning, according to officials at the seismological station in Chiang Mai province.

The first earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 6.02 am with its epicentre in the Thong Saen Kan district in Uttaradit province, officials said.

At 8.53 am, a second earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter scale erupted between Lampang’s Thern district and Lee district of Lamphun province.

There was no damage reported in either incident.

--TNA 2005-06-05

EARTHQUAKES

Tremors cause panic in Uttaradit, Lamphun; no damage reported

Earthquakes measuring 3.3 and 3 on the Richter Scale were recorded in two northern provinces yesterday.

“People felt the tremor and panicked,” Adisorn Fungkajorn, who heads a seismic station in the North, said. He added that these were just small earthquakes and therefore unlikely to cause any damage.

Meteorologist Vorapoj Kunawiwattanakura said the 3.3 quake occurred at 6.02am in Uttaradit’s Thong Saen Khan district, followed by the 3.0 quake in Lamphun’s Li district.

--The Nation 2005-06-06