Quake Hit Laos And Felt In Thailand Wednesday Night

Quake hit Laos and felt in Thailand Wednesday night

An earthquake measured at 4.7 Richter hit Laos late Wednesday and can be felt in many provinces of Thailand.

The quake rocked a hospital in Loei province for about 5 seconds, sending patients and others running of the buildings.

The quake can be also felt in Nan, Phrae, Udon Thani, Nong Khai, Nong Buo Lampu and Khon Kaen.

The epicenter of the earthquake was in Saiyaburi province of Laos, about 55 kilometers from Nan's Mae Rim district of Thailand.

In 2007 a powerful earthquake, measured magnitue 6.1, hit western Laos, with tremors felt as far as away as Thailand and Vietnam.

Buildings swayed in both the Thai and Vietnamese capitals. People fled shopping centres and buildings were evacuated in Bangkok.

-- The Nation 2011-02-24