3.5 Tremor Hits Mae Fa Luang in Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI – The Office of Seismology of the Meteorological Department reported that the 3.5 magnitude earthquake took place at Latitude 20.18 degrees north and Longitude 99.57 degrees east with its epicenter five kilometers underground. The quake’s center was at Mae Fa Luang in Chiang Rai. People in the district, Mae Chan and Mae Sai felt the tremors.

Chiang Rai governor Phongsak Wangsamer instructed the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation office and local administrative organizations to search for any damages and prepare assistance for the affected people.