Does anyone know if it was an earthquake or an explosion that rocked Chang Kian area of Chang Mai at 4.35pm this afternoon (Sunday)?

Whatever it was, my dog and I sure felt it in Nong Hoi district.

I heard a rumbling sound about that time like a large lorry going by but don't have any roads with that kind of vehicle near me. I'm near Hang Dong.

We felt it too. We live off of Moon Muang. The whole house shook.

Hmm.

Must have been an earthquake then. Quite a bang preceeded the movement.

Felt another smaller one at about 4.55pm too.

We felt it here in Hang Dong. It sure felt - and sounded - more like an explosion than a quake. I'm from California so I've felt a few quakes.

Felt what appeared to be a strong tremor around quarter to 4, follwed by a very mild "aftershock" 8 minutes later

Anyone else feel it?

What's the link to that earthquake watch site?

It didn't feel as if it was within Thailand (based on previous tremors I've felt here, but might have been in the Shan states.

Gaz

Aargh - that should read - around quarter to 5

(not quarter to 4)

It was a sharp short jolt here. Didn't feel like a California style quake to me.

Felt like a large truck went by 2" away from my window.

The USGS has a site : Recent earthquakes

but it hasn't been updated for this afternoon yet, I think, only lists two in AK

What's the link to that earthquake watch site?

Looks like the quake you felt was not strong enough (≥ 4) to make it onto the list.

Anything on the local news yet?

The USGS has a site : Recent earthquakes

but it hasn't been updated for this afternoon yet, I think, only lists two in AK

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On September 16th, there was an eartquake in Tokyo that lasted for 7 minutes.

Trapped in a high rise building, balancing to stay upright we watched other skyscrapers swaying.

One minute through the quake, some people went to a website that already had the epicenter location and strenght.

Thais should update their technology and procedures.

The USGS has a site : Recent earthquakes

but it hasn't been updated for this afternoon yet, I think, only lists two in AK

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On September 16th, there was an eartquake in Tokyo that lasted for 7 minutes.

Trapped in a high rise building, balancing to stay upright we watched other skyscrapers swaying.

One minute through the quake, some people went to a website that already had the epicenter location and strenght.

Thais should update their technology and procedures.

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It's not a Thai site.

They felt it upstairs at our house but I was on ground level and didn't feel anything, that's pretty much the same with every earthquake.

No "bang" here in central Chiang Mai.

The USGS has a site : Recent earthquakes

but it hasn't been updated for this afternoon yet, I think, only lists two in AK

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On September 16th, there was an eartquake in Tokyo that lasted for 7 minutes.

Trapped in a high rise building, balancing to stay upright we watched other skyscrapers swaying.

One minute through the quake, some people went to a website that already had the epicenter location and strenght.

Thais should update their technology and procedures.

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It's not a Thai site.

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Even worse - do they have one?

Topic has been merged with the one from General section.

It felt weird. Just like a heavy truck passing by. Am right at the Superhighway. 100s of trucks pass by each day. Never felt anything. Could it be a bomb or something??

Thai TV has reported it as an earthquake of 4.?

Does anyone know if it was an earthquake or an explosion that rocked Chang Kian area of Chang Mai at 4.35pm this afternoon (Sunday)?

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I am on the 4th story in an apartment by central dpt store and I sure felt it.

This is a simple exercise to estimate roughly the distance from the earthquake's epicenter and your position. It might be difficult for people with no previous experience with earthquakes.

Could you estimate the time (in seconds or minutes) elapsed between the initial bang or horizontal movement and the start of the vertical movement of the earth?

The shorter it is the closer you are to the epicenter, and vice versa.

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There are two waves generated from an earthquake:

(1) Faster longitudinal compression P-waves, associated with the horizontal movement of the earth surface.

(2) Slower transversal S-waves associated with vertical movement of the earth surface (and most destructive).

Because of the difference in velocity between the two waves, by measuring the time span between the arrival of the p-wave, at the initial bang associated with compression, and the start of the vertical movement, associated with the arrival of the S-wave, the distance from the earthquake can be estimated. The closer you are to the epicenter the smaller this time is, and vice versa.

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My guess was an explosion or some kind of surface impact. We are between Airport Plaza and Hang Dong, very close to the southern end of the runway and it jarred our house. Not a sonic boom because it didn't have that double ba-boom and it seemed way too short for an earthquake.

Let us know if any of you find out, eh?

This is a simple exercise to estimate roughly the distance from the earthquake's epicenter and your position. It might be difficult for people with no previous experience with earthquakes.

Could you estimate the time (in seconds or minutes) elapsed between the initial bang or horizontal movement and the start of the vertical movement of the earth?

The shorter it is the closer you are to the epicenter, and vice versa.

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There are two waves generated from an earthquake:

(1) Faster longitudinal compression P-waves, associated with the horizontal movement of the earth surface.

(2) Slower transversal S-waves associated with vertical movement of the earth surface (and most destructive).

Because of the difference in velocity between the two waves, by measuring the time span between the arrival of the p-wave, at the initial bang associated with compression, and the start of the vertical movement, associated with the arrival of the S-wave, the distance from the earthquake can be estimated. The closer you are to the epicenter the smaller this time is, and vice versa.

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For me it was a violent shaking that was over very quick. I would say it lasted about 1/2 second. Nothing more. Does that mean it was directly below me??

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My guess was an explosion or some kind of surface impact.  We are between Airport Plaza and Hang Dong, very close to the southern end of the runway and it jarred our house.  Not a sonic boom because it didn't have that double ba-boom and it seemed way too short for an earthquake.

Let us know if any of you find out, eh?

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It was an earthquake.See Lops post above.I live about 10 KM north of the city and felt and heard it.It was a rumble not an explosian.

...I wasn't in Chiangmai during this earthquake. But the above exercise worked pretty well during my time in Japan, and could roughly estimate the distance from the epicenter, as very close, close, far, and very far, and always was correct!

G

For me it was a violent shaking that was over very quick.  I would say it lasted about 1/2 second.  Nothing more.  Does that mean it was directly below me??

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If you could not distinguish clearly any time difference between the two movements, i.e. the horizontal first and then the vertical, yes, you were very close to the epicenter.

G

This graph represents an earhtquake signal detected at three different locations. Note the time difference between the arrival of the P and S waves depending on the distance from the epicenter.

From this one the distance from the epicenter can be calculated, if the time difference between the arrivals of the two waves is known.

P

Was out in the garden (near Hang Dong) when we felt the shake. The maid was bathing at the time and ran straight outside without grabbing a towel. Not a pretty sight!

Anybody felt the horizontal (forward and backward) shaking before the vertical (up and down)? If not, the epicenter was very close.

However need more data to estimate the epicenter location within 30 Kms radius.

G

Was out in the garden (near Hang Dong) when we felt the shake. The maid was bathing at the time and ran straight outside without grabbing a towel. Not a pretty sight!

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That will teach you for letting your wife hire the maid p1p.