Exactly experienced on San Sabai in Patong as your rapid account describes!

Posted by ssresident on April 16, 2012 17:11

All useful informations about worldwide earthquake.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

Posted by Whistle-Blower on April 16, 2012 17:23

What would we do without Phuketwan? I've searched USGS and other earthquake reporting sites and NOTHING shows. This quake certainly rattled our house this afternoon and made me jump. I'm located in Thalang.

Posted by agogohome on April 16, 2012 17:37

Hey agogohome, I had two big plateglass windows shatter, now that was a big shakey up? Wow and i was not making passionate love to someone? Blow me what a shaker and a wake up call, Phuket be on standby.

Posted by Robin on April 16, 2012 18:01

Just found this:

The Phuket Wan Tourism News is mentioning an official report that the Magnitude would be M5.3! At Earthquake-Report.com we have a hard time to believe this, as such an earthquake must have been detected in the meantime by the major seismological agencies in the world. We think that the Thai officials have referred to the Sumatra aftershock, which in NO way can be linked to the current earthquake (providing that the data we have is correct). The newspaper mentions also that officials had had calls from Rawai, Chalong, Patong and Kamala about the earthquake.

Posted by Singha Gold on April 16, 2012 18:09

Once again, only PW has any English language information available.

With the large and economically critically important temporary and permanent foreign population on Phuket one would imagine that an official source of English language information would be made available.

Even a simple website would suffice, as long as someone could be bothered to update and maintain it.

Oh well, mai pen rai. Kin khao liang ?

That said, the quake was certainly felt here in Chalong too. I thought a truck had hit my house, albeit at low speed.

Posted by Steve C. on April 16, 2012 18:34

OH PW you will surley be missed. Then there will be no more decent news channel. Only the ones who are too scared to report anything. So we will be monitoring the bom bom habits of the African honey bee on the island.

Posted by Robin on April 16, 2012 18:52

Why you don't make a classifieds page on your site.
I pay whith plesure for an ad on a dailly updated website.

Posted by wilson on April 16, 2012 21:53

Another two big shakers at 23:02 and 23:03. Got everybody mobile in Srisoonthorn now.

Posted by Robin on April 16, 2012 23:05

Do you know where the Thalang quake is recorded please? e.g. Is there a website which shows a map of the epicentre? The USGS website shows all earthquakes globally (at least I thought so) but does not show any quake in Phuket yesterday. Could it be that the Thalang quake was in fact a strong reverberation caused by the 5.3 in Indonesia? Just wondering. Thanks.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/95_5.php

Posted by kel on April 17, 2012 04:29

@ kel, the USGS only shows earthquakes with a magnitude of >6.0. I got aftershocks at 02.03. The Phuket Dragon is just shifting body weight. I hope other folks' damages were minimal? Take care but do not scare.

Posted by Robin on April 17, 2012 06:42

According to the USGS, the epicentre was at Ko Yao, not Phuket. Magnitude was 3.9

Posted by Mike on April 17, 2012 08:34

"Phuket Earthquake Centred in Central Phuket, Say Experts"
Really? looks more like between Koh Yao Yai and Koh Yao:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00094qk.php#details

Location 8.093??N, 98.573??E
Depth 10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region MALAY PENINSULA, THAILAND
Distances 29 km (18 miles) NE of Phuket, Thailand
158 km (98 miles) WSW of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
240 km (149 miles) WNW of Hat Yai, Thailand
661 km (410 miles) SSW of BANGKOK, Thailand

Posted by 7 on April 17, 2012 13:44

@Kel - I have put up a blog with Google map of epicentre and links to relevant websites. Initially the USGS site was not showing the earthquake at all, however today it is showing as Koh Yao - don't know why! Here is link to blog http://abitabouttheweather.blogspot.com/

Posted by Dawn in Phuket on April 17, 2012 17:43

Just seen on TV that it is highly likely that the quake was at Koh Yao NOT Talang as Koh Yao is on the fault whereas Talang is not.

Posted by Dawn in Phuket on April 17, 2012 17:47