PHUKET: A tremor of magnitude 2.7 shook the Phuket region tonight, driving home a request by the residents of Koh Yao for a tsunami warning tower.
Island locals passed on the request for a tsunami warning tower to the Governor of Phang Nga, Prayoon Rattanasenee, when he visited he visited Koh Yao today.
Then at 6.15pm came the latest earthquake, 10 kilometres deep at latitude 7.81 longitude 98.52.
Because the quaking fault line is just five kilometres from the island, Koh Yao needs its own tower, the residents said.
''We can feel the shakes and see what's happening during the day but tremors at night are more of a concern,'' a local told the governor.
Today's minor tremor is the latest in a lengthening list of shakes that briefly gave some Phuket people the jitters earlier this week when the first earthquake early on Wednesday was followed by a couple more.
The larger quakes have been felt on Phuket, Krabi, and on mainland Phang Nga. Although close to Phuket, Koh Yao is part of Phang Nga.
May 9, 2015 Magnitude 2.7, 6.15pm
May 8, 2015 Magnitude 2.7, 12.14pm
May 7, 2015 Magnitude 4.7, 12.31am
May 6, 2015 Magnitude 3.2 12.25pm
May 6, 2015 Magnitude 4.6, 4.18am
March 25, 2015 Magnitude 3.8, 5.32am
February 20, 2015 Magnitude 4.0
October 27, 2014 Phuket residents feel Sumatra quake, magnitude 5.3, 7.02am
May 5, 2014 Magnitude 6.1, 6.08pm quake rocks Chiang Rai province
July 17, 2013 Phuket residents feel Sumatra quake, magnitude 5.3, 6.41am
July 2, 2013 Phuket residents feel Sumatra quake, magnitude 6.1, 2.35pm
April 22, 2012 Magnitude 2.4, 8.42am
April 22, 2012 Magnitude 2.2, 4.07am
April 20, 2012 Magnitude 2.0, 3.42pm
April 17, 2012 Aftershocks felt overnight on Phuket at 23.47 (magnitude 2.1) 01.00 (2.2) 02.02 (2.5) 08.30 (2.3) and 12.18 (3.1).
April 16, 2012 Aftershocks of magnitude 2.7 at 20.30 pm, 2.6 at 21.17pm and 2.7 at 23.03 pm.
April 16, 2012 Magnitude 4,3, 4.44pm. Epicentre below central Phuket
Island locals passed on the request for a tsunami warning tower to the Governor of Phang Nga, Prayoon Rattanasenee, when he visited he visited Koh Yao today.
Then at 6.15pm came the latest earthquake, 10 kilometres deep at latitude 7.81 longitude 98.52.
Because the quaking fault line is just five kilometres from the island, Koh Yao needs its own tower, the residents said.
''We can feel the shakes and see what's happening during the day but tremors at night are more of a concern,'' a local told the governor.
Today's minor tremor is the latest in a lengthening list of shakes that briefly gave some Phuket people the jitters earlier this week when the first earthquake early on Wednesday was followed by a couple more.
The larger quakes have been felt on Phuket, Krabi, and on mainland Phang Nga. Although close to Phuket, Koh Yao is part of Phang Nga.
Recent Earthquakes in the Andaman Region
May 9, 2015 Magnitude 2.7, 6.15pm
May 8, 2015 Magnitude 2.7, 12.14pm
May 7, 2015 Magnitude 4.7, 12.31am
May 6, 2015 Magnitude 3.2 12.25pm
May 6, 2015 Magnitude 4.6, 4.18am
March 25, 2015 Magnitude 3.8, 5.32am
February 20, 2015 Magnitude 4.0
October 27, 2014 Phuket residents feel Sumatra quake, magnitude 5.3, 7.02am
May 5, 2014 Magnitude 6.1, 6.08pm quake rocks Chiang Rai province
July 17, 2013 Phuket residents feel Sumatra quake, magnitude 5.3, 6.41am
July 2, 2013 Phuket residents feel Sumatra quake, magnitude 6.1, 2.35pm
April 22, 2012 Magnitude 2.4, 8.42am
April 22, 2012 Magnitude 2.2, 4.07am
April 20, 2012 Magnitude 2.0, 3.42pm
April 17, 2012 Aftershocks felt overnight on Phuket at 23.47 (magnitude 2.1) 01.00 (2.2) 02.02 (2.5) 08.30 (2.3) and 12.18 (3.1).
April 16, 2012 Aftershocks of magnitude 2.7 at 20.30 pm, 2.6 at 21.17pm and 2.7 at 23.03 pm.
April 16, 2012 Magnitude 4,3, 4.44pm. Epicentre below central Phuket
The only working and the proper one - tsunami tower I have seen at "The Racha" resort at Racha Yai is.
With last minutes rates as high as 14,000THB in June for beach beachfront, one may expect that they care about patrons - so they do.
But in Phang Nga a tsunami tower&station, once built after tsunami, is ready for final round of brick removals.
Posted by Sue on May 9, 2015 23:06