M 6 in Thailand on 05 May 2014 11:08 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1031136
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.0M
Depth: 7.36 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.7026 , 99.6826
Event Date: 05 May 2014 11:08 UTC
05 May 2014 18:08 Local
Exposed Population: 2380000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 05 May 2014 11:29 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.4 1.4
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Quake gives wake-up call 5/8/2014 9:05:00 PM.

Thailand had a rude awakening on Monday when a 6.3-magnitude quake struck Chiang Rai, causing extensive damage and prompting fears of new quakes. It was followed by nearly 300 aftershocks.
Strong quake is a wake-up call for Thailand 5/8/2014 7:51:00 AM.

Editorial Desk. The Nation. Publication Date : 08-05-2014. The magnitude-6.3 tremor jolted us out of our complacence; we need new measures to deal with seismic activity The earthquake that shook north Thailand on Monday, May 5, causing wide
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Highway hole 5/8/2014 4:55:00 AM.

, 1 days ago A woman with an umbrella jumps over a hole on a highway road, damaged by Monday's earthquake in Chiang Rai, in northern Thailand on May 6. The earthquake of 6 magnitude struck northern Thailand causing some damage to buildings
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Thailand: 274 aftershocks detected since first earthquake in Chiang Ra.. 5/8/2014 4:09:00 AM.

Source: Government of Thailand Country: Thailand CHIANG RAI, 7 May 2014 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department’s Seismological Bureau reported that a total of 274 aftershocks have been detected following the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that str
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),