Also felt in Changklan.

Just a tremor, but lasted for quite a time.

Also had four or five similar over the last 15 years, often the result of a minor earthquake in southern China or Burma.

Friend from Mae Hong Son just phoned.

Felt there for 5 seconds, only.

I'm on the 11th floor of an old 15 story building out near CMU.

Swayed quite a bit, and went on for about 20 seconds or so.....

1st report is that it was a '7' 111km north of Chiang Rai in Myanmar

Edited March 24, 201115 yr by canuckamuck

big time over here in Muang Mai near the market... whole building shaking... i thought i was having a flashback at first.

Edited March 24, 201115 yr by happysanook

now USGS saying 7.0 with epicenter 111 km from CM

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pt11083001.php

felt it also in sansai at around 9 p.m wokw me from my slumber

http://earthquake.us.../pt11083001.php

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=20.898+99.883%28M7.0+-+MYANMAR+-+2011+March+24++13%3A55%3A36+UTC%29&ll=20.898,99.883&spn=2,2&f=d&t=h&hl=e

Edited March 24, 201115 yr by WinnieTheKhwai

That was a long one. Near Tapae Gate. All the trees moving and no wind. I remember stronger many years ago with glasses jingling and roof sheets creaking. But this was long and nauseous.

Still getting some minor shaking near Mae Rim as I write. I did run outside during the stronger one. Be interesting to see where it is actually located.

edit: Just saw the other posts with the link, thanks.

Edited March 24, 201115 yr by silverhawk_usa

wow...i felt it big time. Nimmenheimen area.. still feeling some small vibrations.

Just what my girlfriend said straight after it ! lol...5555555

Seriously, what the hell did the people of New Zealand & Japan think during those big shakes?

Fragile life indeed ! hope everyone's okay?

Kevin

USGS coming in with a 7.0 magnitude quake in Burma 252 kms NNE of here. looks like we felt the rumblings from that. Rather like Winston Churchill's great statement "there is nothing more exhilarating than being shot and missed".

Pre-shocks...

now USGS saying 7.0 with epicenter 111 km from CM

http://earthquake.us.../pt11083001.php

That should be 111 KMs from Chiang Rai .....not Chiang Mai

Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude7.0 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)Date-Time

• Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 13:55:36 UTC
• Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 08:25:36 PM at epicenter

Location20.898°N, 99.883°EDepth229.4 km (142.5 miles) set by location programRegionMYANMARDistances

• 111 km (69 miles) N (3°) from Chiang Rai, Thailand
• 155 km (96 miles) SW (219°) from Yunjinghong, Yunnan, China
• 252 km (156 miles) NNE (22°) from Chiang Mai, Thailand
• 434 km (270 miles) NW (319°) from VIENTIANE, Laos

Location UncertaintyError estimate not availableParametersNST= 14, Nph=0, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=104°,

M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=BSource

• NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

now USGS saying 7.0 with epicenter 111 km from CM

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pt11083001.php

You mean Chiang Rai.

Good to hear that it was a smallish local one and not a larger distant one like the one Indonesia that caused the big tsunami. Judging by the water sloshing in the swimming pool, it seemed a little smaller than the big one.

Amazing to have such quick reports.

Wife and kids were a bit spooked, but for me [from Hawaii], it was just a little roller. It's fun to feel mother nature moving beneath us ...............unless it causes dammage or death.

lucky us!!

Anyone doing the old visa run in Mae Sai would have really felt that.

To put things in perspective, the Tohuku earthquake off Japan as a 9.0 released 1000 times more energy than that quake just now.

Finally it was just on FOX NEWS.

sorry... the excitement... misread the USGS site... yes, CR, not CM

Hang Dong the same - no Tsunami hopefully!

Could not belive it when my pool started gushing out water.

I am trying to get through to my cousin on Phi Phi...very similar sitaution as 2004, I felt it come through here then.

Jeez, I hope not again

4th floor apartment Suntisuk Plaza area....never seen me move so fast to get outside! Not sure I have as much confidence in building construction here as Japan!

Makes you realise how vulnerable we are and how precious life is. It was scary enough tonight I'd really be shitting myself if we had an earthquake like the one in Japan or new Zealand.

God really sucks at making stable planets. Jeez. I want my money back.

Makes you realise how vulnerable we are and how precious life is. It was scary enough tonight I'd really be shitting myself if we had an earthquake like the one in Japan or new Zealand.

This one was more powerful than the one that killed my friends/clients/colleagues last month in New Zealand.

Finally it was just on FOX NEWS.

OMG Someone ACTUALLY watches Faux News?

Makes you realise how vulnerable we are and how precious life is. It was scary enough tonight I'd really be shitting myself if we had an earthquake like the one in Japan or new Zealand.

This one was more powerful than the one that killed my friends/clients/colleagues last month in New Zealand.

Wow! we got off lightly, very lightly.

Finally it was just on FOX NEWS.

OMG Someone ACTUALLY watches Faux News?

Don't start.

God really sucks at making stable planets. Jeez. I want my money back.

yes me2 we all be pieces of space garbage soon

Makes you realise how vulnerable we are and how precious life is. It was scary enough tonight I'd really be shitting myself if we had an earthquake like the one in Japan or new Zealand.

This one was more powerful than the one that killed my friends/clients/colleagues last month in New Zealand.

Wow! we got off lightly, very lightly.

ChCh was about 6.3 magnitude. (They had a 7.0 last year in September I think)

My god, I was so scared.

I love you everybody