Minor earthquake shakes Phang-nga
published : 14 Feb 2023 at 09:15
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
An earthquake was felt by people in Kapong district of Phang-nga province in the South on Monday afternoon.
The earthquake warning centre said the 3.7 magnitude tremor occurred at 2.43pm with its epicentre about 4 kilometres underground in tambon Tha Na, Kapong district.
The tremor was felt in Kapong and Takua Pa districts, the Thai Meteorological Department said.
No damage or casualties were reported.
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Vocabulary
- casualty (noun): victim; someone/ something that has been harmed, injured or killed as the result of a bad event such as a disaster or crime (casualties: the number of dead or injured) - เหยื่อผู้เคราะห์ร้าย; จำนวนคนตายหรือได้รับบาดเจ็บ
- damage (noun): physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable - ความเสียหาย
- epicentre (noun): the point on the earth's surface where the effects of an earthquake are felt most strongly; the central point of something - ศูนย์กลาง
- magnitude: size or strength - ขนาดหรือ ความรุนแรง
- Meteorological Department: the government department in charge of determining what the weather will be in the future - กรมอุตุนิยมวิทยา
- minor: not important; small; having little influence or effect - เล็กน้อย
- tremor: a shaking of the earth; an earthquake - การสั่นสะเทือน
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