Just wondering what would have happened if I had been on my mocycle at the time. Anyone got any experience of riding on a mocycle in the middle of an earthquake?

Got to ride from Cm to Mae Sai on Monday!!!

There has been about 3 aftershocks that i have seen. Granted the other 2 have been small but enough to set the orchids swinging on the tree which I was sat under. I don't feel we need to fear a big one as my understanding is the fault line in Burma is not big enough to cause that. Also people saying they felt the Big one in Sumatra that cause the Tsunami on boxing day are wrong. Once agin my understanding is that that quake caused a big shock in Burma as the plates realigned, and that was the shock that was felt here. my last two points are only how I understand the situation and I will accept correction.

Just wondering what would have happened if I had been on my mocycle at the time. Anyone got any experience of riding on a mocycle in the middle of an earthquake?

Got to ride from Cm to Mae Sai on Monday!!!

I think I was on my motorbike when this one hit and I didn't notice it at all. The same thing happened when I was driving my car in California many years ago and there was a moderate earthquake, I didn't know it had happened until I got out of the car and a friend asked if I felt the earthquake. Unless the ground is doing some serious moving the suspension system of your bike or car absorbs the motion and you don't notice a thing.

The BBC is now saying that there were 2 earthquakes of magnitude 7 in Burma, seconds apart but at different depths.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12852237

At least 10 reported dead in Myanmar > World News

Just wondering what would have happened if I had been on my mocycle at the time. Anyone got any experience of riding on a mocycle in the middle of an earthquake?

Got to ride from Cm to Mae Sai on Monday!!!

I think I was on my motorbike when this one hit and I didn't notice it at all. The same thing happened when I was driving my car in California many years ago and there was a moderate earthquake, I didn't know it had happened until I got out of the car and a friend asked if I felt the earthquake. Unless the ground is doing some serious moving the suspension system of your bike or car absorbs the motion and you don't notice a thing.

Thanks Bruce that's good to know.

First time I've been caught at the top of a tall building during a tremor - it's certainly more frightening than at ground level. On the 18 th floor of Royal Lanna it sure was swaying for a long time. A good attershock at 11 pm too.

<deleted>, I was on my scooter going to the movies and when we got to airport plaza some people were running outta the mall yelling "EARTHQUAKE!" and we were like what? I wanna feel an earthquake before I die!

I felt it whilst laying on the couch......wasn't sure if it was a quake or poltergeist........freaky!!

So gald some can find it time to be funny and a Critic. Especially when they most likely did not feel or see the intensity of the quake here in Ching Rai, not Chiang Mai.

And so glad that some can tell alcoholic blood levels without a Blood Test or Breathalizer.

Hope you are safe and ok. Sleep well.

..and another.. 7:24am.

friday morning 7:24 my ass is shaking again.... it's not over yet !

Nice way to wake up. The good times are still rolling on.

I felt nothing at 7:24 AM, but really felt it last night.

My wife has just phoned me from Lampang to say "make sure you have clothes on and not naked".

I felt nothing at 7:24 AM, but really felt it last night.

the exact words of my girlfriend this morning !

I felt nothing at 7:24 AM, but really felt it last night.

felt nothing at san sai at 7.24

Felt it in Doi Saket.

Felt it near Saraphi at 7.24.

Webfact reports over 25 killed. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/454316-earthquake-in-burmathailand/page__st__150

I was outside, didn't feel any shaking and it looked very normal outside.

The true vision stopped last night and this morning still no television. The office seems ro be closed, no response.

The true vision stopped last night and this morning still no television. The office seems ro be closed, no response.

Need to call the Bangkok office. My True Vision is OK.

Post and its reply removed commenting (ranting) on moderation. The poster ranting about his topic closure posted in the Visa forum so what did he expect would happen? I kept open the topics in the areas that would be most effected - see below. A half dozen other redundant ones were closed.

Topic now in Thailand News Clippings

also:

Chiang Mai forum

Chiang Rai forum

Glad it has not cause any major damage or deaths.

This is all Chiang Mai needs.

After the Deaths in Chiang Mai recently. :jap:

Glad it has not cause any major damage or deaths.

This is all Chiang Mai needs.

After the Deaths in Chiang Mai recently. :jap:

25 DEAD by Webfact . Two in Maesai. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/454316-earthquake-in-burmathailand/page__st__150

USGS reports a 5.0 about 6:52 am, a bit closer to chiang rai.

Earthquake Details

• This is a computer-generated message -- this event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude5.0Date-Time

• Friday, March 25, 2011 at 00:22:39 UTC
• Friday, March 25, 2011 at 06:52:39 AM at epicenter
• Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location20.724°N, 99.873°EDepth10 km (6.2 miles)RegionMYANMARDistances90 km (55 miles) N of Chiang Rai, Thailand

170 km (105 miles) SW of Yunjinghong, Yunnan, China

585 km (363 miles) NE of Rangoon, Myanmar

774 km (480 miles) N of BANGKOK, Thailand

Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles)ParametersNST=101, Nph=101, Dmin=232.7 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 43°,

M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8Source

• USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event IDusc0002b4z

zippydedohah

Add 30 minutes to the 'local time' for Thai time, was at 7.22am

USGS reports a 5.0 about 6:52 am, a bit closer to chiang rai.

Earthquake Details

• This is a computer-generated message -- this event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude5.0Date-Time

• Friday, March 25, 2011 at 00:22:39 UTC
• Friday, March 25, 2011 at 06:52:39 AM at epicenter
• Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location20.724°N, 99.873°EDepth10 km (6.2 miles)RegionMYANMARDistances90 km (55 miles) N of Chiang Rai, Thailand

170 km (105 miles) SW of Yunjinghong, Yunnan, China

585 km (363 miles) NE of Rangoon, Myanmar

774 km (480 miles) N of BANGKOK, Thailand

Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles)ParametersNST=101, Nph=101, Dmin=232.7 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 43°,

M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8Source

• USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event IDusc0002b4z

Approximately 30 kilometers north of Mae Sai.

another source ...