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Earthquake shakes Thailand, Laos, sways Bangkok high-rises
A strong earthquake has shaken a border area between northern Thailand and Laos
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The Associated Press
21 November 2019, 07:55

A strong earthquake shook a border area between northern Thailand and Laos on Thursday morning, swaying Bangkok high-rises.

Residents in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai felt a long period of shaking but saw no major damage. High-rise buildings swayed slowly for at least half a minute in the capital Bangkok, startling residents.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.1 magnitude quake Thursday morning was about 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the surface. Moderate quakes of 4.6 and 5.7 magnitude shook the same area overnight.

It was centered about 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Chaloem Phra Kiat, which is about 280 kilometers (174 miles) northeast of Bangkok.
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Wow. Earthquakes in Indochina do happen? Good to be warned to stay away from high-rise buildings just in case.

"Earthquake shakes Thailand"
Just stampeding hookers running away from Pieman.

21 November 2019

On 21 November 2019, terrible earthquakes occurred in countries neighboring Cambodia, Thailand and Laos, raising fears of what would happen in the case of large-scale earthquakes.

The epicenter of the quake struck at about 219 kilometers northwest of Vientiane, Laos, on Monday, the EMSC said with a depth of about 10 km. There have been no reports of casualties or serious damage to people's homes.

EMSC later confirmed the quake to be magnitude 5.7. At the same time, there were also reports of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake.