rooster59 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Tsunami alert declared for southern Thailand Image: Thai Rath A tsunami alert has been declared for six southern Thai provinces following two earthquakes in the Indian Ocean. Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation issued the alert on Saturday night for the provinces of Ranong, Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang and Satun. According to the US Geological Survey, two tremors with the 5.0 and 5.2 magnitude occurred near the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean at 6:29 p.m. and 6:34 p.m local time. The tremors took place approximately 634 kilometres from Phuket, the alert said. Officials have been ordered to closely monitor the situation over the next 24 hours. The alert gave the following contact details for the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation: Email: [email protected] Phone: 0-2399-4114 Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-03-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enki Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Any news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 the first wave should be arriving at the inoperable warning buoy about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster11 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Smallish quakes but can't blame them for feeling nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Bit strange, no sirens no alert, though it doesn't seem to be an early April fool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoilSpoil Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Always chance of aftershocks. Didnt hear any alarms or warnings at the beach yesterday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 The only bonus right now about living in Chiang Mai is no waves mind you wouldn't see it anyway in this toxic soup???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 4 hours ago, NCC1701A said: the first wave should be arriving at the inoperable warning buoy about now. Shortly followed by the in-audible warnings ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Mag 5.0 and 5.2. They are idiots with no idea what they are talking about. They clearly don't teach about logarithmic scale measurements in the Thai education system If they did they would realise that a 5 to 5.2 releases about 1/1,000,000th of the energy of the 2004 mag 9.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, Reigntax said: Mag 5.0 and 5.2. They are idiots with no idea what they are talking about. They clearly don't teach about logarithmic scale measurements in the Thai education system If they did they would realise that a 5 to 5.2 releases about 1/1,000,000th of the energy of the 2004 mag 9.1. Yep, if only everyone was as clever as you. Far better to not be cautious at all and do nothing (and get criticized on here for it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, josephbloggs said: Yep, if only everyone was as clever as you. Far better to not be cautious at all and do nothing (and get criticized on here for it). Except that if a warning was issued every time for a 5.0 mag quake it would be a few times a day. Sort of defeats the purpose and would soon be ignored. Ever heard of a tsunami from a mag 5. More likely to get one from a puffer fish fart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Reigntax said: Mag 5.0 and 5.2. They are idiots with no idea what they are talking about. They clearly don't teach about logarithmic scale measurements in the Thai education system If they did they would realise that a 5 to 5.2 releases about 1/1,000,000th of the energy of the 2004 mag 9.1. They study logarithms in grade 11 (M 5.), but obviously not taught that 5 to 5.2 quake would cause barely a ripple, if anything. I wouldn't expect students to know that, but certainly, the so-called experts should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Hope they moved any polling stations away from beach roads ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFLKrabi Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I thought it was down to displacement rather rather the magnitude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuiGeezer Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, TEFLKrabi said: I thought it was down to displacement rather rather the magnitude? A combination I would think. Sometimes the experts struggle to explain Tsunamis. The one in Indonesia was definitely a combination and more local, the tragic one in 2004 was of far higher magnitude and affected many countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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