Key Thai agencies to work on details if quakes occur

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Key agencies to work on details if quakes occur
The Nation

Four state agencies have signed a memorandum of understanding to share earthquake-related information.

BANGKOK: -- The move is aimed at reducing public confusion and panic in the wake of earthquakes and make released information more current, the National News Bureau of Thailand reported yesterday.

The MoU was signed on Monday by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD), the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) and the Royal Irrigation Department (RID). These agencies would, from now on, handle data and information relating to earthquakes in a unified manner. Data from each agency's quake-measuring stations and devices would be recorded on the same database.

Based on the accord, the DMR has already installed vibration meters on various fault lines at 36 stations and would reach 60 stations by year's end. It would report the name of any fault line causing an earthquake. RID and the EGAT would also report the ground acceleration figures recorded at dams. The TMD will handle most of the earthquake-related calculation of figures.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Key-agencies-to-work-on-details-if-quakes-occur-30261004.html


-- The Nation 2015-05-27

[Lunchbob]

Do you know if there are fault lines in or very close to Thailand? Where are they?

Thankxx

[NongKhaiKid]

Do you know if there are fault lines in or very close to Thailand? Where are they?

Thankxx

Thailand's fault lines run straight down the corridors of power. Sorry

[CindyB]

Do you know if there are fault lines in or very close to Thailand? Where are they?

Thankxx

Here is a link to a good map and some explanation. The date on the map seems 1985, but it seems the best I can find.

http://www.dmr.go.th/main.php?filename=fault_En

[jerojero]

Do you know if there are fault lines in or very close to Thailand? Where are they?

Thankxx

Here is a link to a good map and some explanation. The date on the map seems 1985, but it seems the best I can find.

http://www.dmr.go.th/main.php?filename=fault_En

Map stamped 2006.

[silverhawk_usa]

Many earthquakes occuring in the area, same as around the world, just not large enough to be reported in the news. You may find this link of interest.

http://www.seismology.tmd.go.th/en/local.html

[Lunchbob]

Thank you all who replied. Fascinating.

[SOUTHERNSTAR]

The move is aimed at reducing public confusion and panic in the wake of earthquakes and make released information more current, the National News Bureau of Thailand reported yesterday.

Like they did with the 2011 flood ?

[Lupatria]

Looks like many "experts" are bored working on flood prevention day after day while nobody predicts the monsoon is coming.