Earth shake detected in Nong Bua Lam Phu area
Rewritten Article:
Hey there! Got some breaking news for ya. So, in the wee hours of Tuesday, around 1:36am, a teeny-tiny earthquake hit the Suwannakhuha district in Nong Bua Lam Phu province. Nothing too major, just a 3.0 on the Richter scale shake.
The Department of Mineral Resources gave us the lowdown. They said it was all centered about 4 kilometers beneath the Buntan area in the northeastern part of the province. Locals from Buntan and Saeng Arun villages felt the rumble.
Despite the quake, folks seem to be doing just fine. No damage reports yet.
You know, these small earthquakes, well, they're usually the result of tectonic plate movements or the awakening of ancient fault lines beneath the earth's crust[1]. But in Thailand, they're commonly linked to the complex dance of tectonic plates and the reactivation of old faults[1].
No specific tectonic feature was highlighted by the Earthquake Observation Division of the Meteorological Department[2]. And because it was shallow (only 4 kilometers deep), it was more noticeable compared to other quakes of similar magnitude[2]. No signs of human activity causation, like mining or groundwater extraction, have been spotted in the reports[2].
So, bottom line, this small quake in Buntan? It was probably just a smallslice of the earth slowly moving, not something manmade[2].
- The earthquake reported in Suwannakhuha district, centered at a depth of 4 kilometers beneath the Buntan area, was likely caused by tectonic plate movements or the reactivation of old faults beneath the earth's crust.
- Residents from Buntan and Saeng Arun villages felt the 3.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred early Tuesday morning, despite it being shallow and thus more noticeable compared to quakes of similar magnitude.
- The Earthquake Observation Division of the Meteorological Department did not highlight any specific tectonic feature associated with this quake, and there is no evidence of human activity causation, such as mining or groundwater extraction, in the reports.
