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Door: Sven
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16 Mei 2007 | Thailand, Chiang Mai
6.1 quake hits North, jolts Bangkok
(BangkokPost.com) - A moderate earthquake centered in the Golden Triangle area in the far North was felt in Bangkok and most of the provinces on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Meteorological Department.
The quake, estimated at 5.7-magnitude, occurred near the tri-border area where Burma, Laos and Thailand meet, north of Chiang Rai provincial town. National Disaster Warning Centre director Smith Dharmasarojana said the quake began at 3.57 p.m. Thailand time, 0857 GMT.
"The tremor could be felt in Bangkok and the northern provinces," he said in a television interview.
Residents and workers in Bangkok skyscrapers said they felt the shock, particularly in the Silom Road area, the Bangkok business centre.
The US Geological Service said the exact epicentre of the quake was inside Laos, 110km northeast of Chiang Rai. It registered 6.1 on the Richter scale, and was centered 38 kilometeres beneath the ground, the USGS said.
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Alles trilde! voor ongeveer een minuut, echt een heel raar gevoel. Na een minuut was het voorbij en ging het leven weer gewoon door, alsof er niets gebeurd was.
Een hele vreemde ervaring!
(BangkokPost.com) - A moderate earthquake centered in the Golden Triangle area in the far North was felt in Bangkok and most of the provinces on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Meteorological Department.
The quake, estimated at 5.7-magnitude, occurred near the tri-border area where Burma, Laos and Thailand meet, north of Chiang Rai provincial town. National Disaster Warning Centre director Smith Dharmasarojana said the quake began at 3.57 p.m. Thailand time, 0857 GMT.
"The tremor could be felt in Bangkok and the northern provinces," he said in a television interview.
Residents and workers in Bangkok skyscrapers said they felt the shock, particularly in the Silom Road area, the Bangkok business centre.
The US Geological Service said the exact epicentre of the quake was inside Laos, 110km northeast of Chiang Rai. It registered 6.1 on the Richter scale, and was centered 38 kilometeres beneath the ground, the USGS said.
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Alles trilde! voor ongeveer een minuut, echt een heel raar gevoel. Na een minuut was het voorbij en ging het leven weer gewoon door, alsof er niets gebeurd was.
Een hele vreemde ervaring!
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16 Mei 2007 - 11:15
Ingeborg:
schokkend, maar dat heb je ook weer meegemaakt! -
16 Mei 2007 - 14:11
Bro Jochem:
Jo dude..
Was t niet eng? dacht je niet dat alles in zou storten ofzo?
hmm.. noujah weer een ervaring rijker hè!
Veel gewonden in laos?
Nou succes met je 10 daagjes op zoek naar Boehdah!
Laters! X Jochem
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16 Mei 2007 - 17:48
Lara:
Hey!!-
That sounds crazy!! How often do these earthquakes happen? I'm glad nothing serious happened and that you are safe and well.
I finally took all your messages and entered them into Freetranslation.com so I could see what you are up to. The wedding and shopping and unique food all sound like truly amazing experiences. I hope you appreciate it all, as I sit in an office all day. ;)
Have fun!!!! Miss you!!
Love,
Lara xxx
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