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Earthquakes hit Mae Hong Son, Myanmar border on Monday

by admineconai April 21, 2025
written by admineconai April 21, 2025
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The Thai Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Observation Division has said that seven earthquakes were recorded in Mae Hong Son and along the Myanmar border on Monday morning.

“Between midnight and 7am, six of the quakes had their epicentres in Myanmar, while one occurred in Pai District, Mae Hong Son,” the department reported. “The strongest tremor, measuring 4.3 in magnitude, struck Myanmar at 4.17am,”.

The Earthquake Observation Division reported a total of 624 aftershocks as of Monday, following the 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Thailand and Myanmar on March 28.

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Of these, 279 were of magnitude 1.0–2.9, 242 of magnitude 3.0–3.9, 86 of magnitude 4.0–4.9, 16 of magnitude 5.0–5.9, and one with a magnitude exceeding 7.0.

Meanwhile, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration provided an update on operations at the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district, reporting that 103 individuals had been affected by the incident as of Sunday.

These included 47 fatalities and nine injuries. Authorities are currently continuing the search for 47 victims believed to be trapped in the rubble.

Story was adapted from The Nation.

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