Friday, March 25, 2011

An Earthquake of Magnitude 6.8 Hits Bangkok

Two days after an intensified rain, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hits Bangkok Thursday night, 09:30 PM, 25th March 2011, bringing tremor to people living in high-rising buildings. The movement lasted for at least 10 seconds. News flooded in Facebook and Twitter resulting to a quick spread to all over Bangkok.

The epicenter of the earthquake was reported to be in the Golden Triangle in a town of Northeastern Burma near the border of Laos and Thailand. The quake has damaged several homes and buildings in Burma.

Reports said that one woman died after the wall of her house collapsed in Chiangrai, Northern Thailand.

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