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Volcanoes of Thailand (5)

Ban Chiang Khian | Ban Hui Sai | Buriram | Chanthaburi | Lampang
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Latest earthquakes: Thailand

In the past 7 days, Thailand has had 8 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 11 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
A Magnitude 2.4 earthquake occurred in Kayah State, Myanmar .
Date and TimeMag / DepthNearest Volcano / Location
May 23, 02:35 am (GMT +6:30)
2.4

8 km
332 km (206 mi) SE ofMyanmar (Burma): Myanmar Info
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 GMT (3 quakes)
May 21, 05:06 pm (GMT +7)
2.3

1 km
384 km (239 mi) SE of17 km south of Pai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand Info
May 21, 10:41 am (GMT +6:30)
2.8

10 km
340 km (211 mi) SE ofMyanmar (Burma): Myanmar  I FELT IT Info
May 21, 09:40 am (GMT +6:30)
2.8

2 km
426 km (265 mi) SE of55 km west of Tachilek, Shan State, MyanmarI FELT IT Info
Monday, May 19, 2025 GMT (1 quake)
May 19, 02:32 am (Universal Time)
2.3

1 km
383 km (238 mi) SE ofTambon Mae Hi, Amphoe Pai, MaeHongSon Info
Sunday, May 18, 2025 GMT (1 quake)
May 18, 11:31 pm (GMT +7)
2.4

1 km
Laos Info

Significant Earthquakes in Thailand since 1900


The deadliest earthquake in Thailand since 1900 was the magnitude 6.1 earthquake in  Thailand, Changwat Chiang Rai on May, 5, 2014. It resulted in 1 fatalities and 32 injured people. This was the most disastrous quake in Thailand ever recorded. This was also the most damaging earthquake that occurred in this time: total economic losses were estimated to the equivalent of $62 million US Dollars. 20 houses and other buildings were destroyed and between 100-1,000 damaged.

DateMagRegionDeathsDamage
2014 May 56.1 Chiang Rai1
heavy
Info
2006 Dec 124.6 Mae Rim0
light
Info
1983 Apr 225.9 Bangkok0
moderate
Info
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

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Oldest quakes (until 1960) are shown in yellow, most recent (from 2000) in red.
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Ban Chiang Khian

(Unknown unknown)
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Ban Hui Sai

(Unknown unknown)
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Buriram

(Unknown unknown)
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Chanthaburi

(Unknown unknown)
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Lampang

(Unknown unknown)
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