Northern Thailand

Earthquake hits in far-north Thailand

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Thursday, November 21, 2019 07:57

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An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude has rattled the centre and north of the country this morning. The epicentre of the tremors was around northern Nan province, on the Laos border.

At this stage there has been no immediate reports of casualties or damage although The Thaiger has been contacted by numerous people this morning claiming they felt the quake.

The US Geological Survey says the quake struck 10 kilometres below the surface about 92 kilometres northeast of the main Nan city area.

The 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit at 6.50am, local time today.

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