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Five minor earthquakes detected near Thailand’s border on Monday

Five minor earthquakes detected near Thailand’s border on Monday

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Five mild earthquakes with epicentres in Myanmar, close to Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province, were reported on Monday morning, according to the Earthquake Observation Centre.

The strongest tremor, with a magnitude of 4.0, occurred at 6.42am (Thailand time) at a depth of 10 kilometres, approximately 192 kilometres northwest of Mueang district in Mae Hong Son.

This was followed by two more quakes in Myanmar, both at a depth of 10 kilometres and around 250 kilometres northwest of Mueang district. The first, with a magnitude of 3.0, was recorded at 9.51am, and the second, measuring 3.8, at 10.20am.

 Earlier, two minor quakes were also recorded in Myanmar. The first, with a magnitude of 2.4 and a depth of 10 kilometres, occurred at 0.31am, about 71 kilometres northwest of Pang Mapha district in Mae Hong Son. The second, measuring 3.2 in magnitude at a depth of nine kilometres, struck at 4.31am, approximately 159 kilometres northwest of Khun Yuam district.

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