List of earthquakes in Thailand
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This is a list of earthquakes in Thailand:
Earthquakes
| Date (UTC) | Location | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460-07-22 | - | - | XII | "Many" | - | A village was submerged and a lake was created.[1] | |
| 564-06-07 | - | - | VIII | - | - | Four pagodas collapsed.[1] | |
| 1568-07-09 | Chiang Mai | - | VII | - | - | An 86-meter-high pagoda was damaged.[1] | |
| 1575-07-06 | Chiang Saen | - | VII | - | - | Temples and pagodas in four districts were destroyed.[1] | |
| 1839-03-23 | Myanmar | 8.0+ | V | - | - | Felt in Bangkok.[1] MMI XI in Myanmar. More than 400 fatalities. | |
| 1922-05-02 | Shan (Myanmar) | 6.7 | - | - | - | Ms | |
| 1925-12-23 | Khon Kaen | 5.6 | VII–VIII | - | - | Mw. Significant damage.[2] | |
| 1935-05-13 | Sainyabuli (Laos) | 6.3 | - | - | - | Ms | |
| 1975-02-17 | Tak (Myanmar border) | 6.0 | V–VI | - | "Several" | Mw.[3] Some damage and some people injured in Bangkok.[4] | |
| 1978-05-25 | Chiang Mai | 4.8 | V | - | - | mb.[5] Some damage in Phrao. | |
| 1983-04-22 | Kanchanaburi | 5.7 | VII | - | - | Mw. Some damage in Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, and Nakhon Phanom.[6] Reservoir-induced earthquake.[4] | |
| 1983-04-22 | Kanchanaburi | 5.2 | V–VI | - | - | Mw. Aftershock.[7] | |
| 1988-11-06 | Yunnan (Myanmar–China border) | 7.6 & 7.2 | V–VI | - | - | Ms. Some damage in Chiang Rai. Felt by people in tall buildings in Bangkok.[4] More than 700 killed in China. Two mainshocks separated by 13 minutes; MMI IX and X respectively. | |
| 1989-09-30 | Shan (Myanmar–Thailand border) | 5.8 | VI | - | - | Mw. Some damage in Chiang Mai.[4] | |
| 2006-12-12 | Chiang Mai | 4.6 | IV | - | - | mb.[8] Five buildings damaged. | |
| 2007-05-16 | Bokeo (Laos) | 6.3 | VIII | - | - | Mw.[9] Some buildings in Chiang Rai and Chiang Saen sustained minor damage. | |
| 2011-03-24 | Shan (Myanmar) | 6.8 | VI | 1 | - | Mw.[10] One person in Mae Sai killed. MMI IX in Myanmar. At least 74 fatalities in total. | |
| 2014-05-05 | Chiang Rai | 6.1 | VIII | 1 | 23 | Mw.[11] An elderly person died of a heart attack and 23 people were injured. Damage to buildings and roads. | |
| 2019-02-20 | Lampang | 4.6 | VI | - | - | Mw.[12] Damage to at least 15 buildings, including a pagoda. | |
| 2019-11-20 | Sainyabuli (Laos) | 6.2 | VII | - | - | Mw.[13] Damage to some buildings and two people injured in Laos. Several buildings damaged in Bo Kluea and Chaloem Phra Kiat. | |
| 2025-03-28 | Sagaing, (Myanmar) | 7.7 | X | 103 | 36 | Strongest earthquake felt in Thailand since 2016;[14][15] caused the collapse of a 33-story building under construction in Bangkok, trapping scores of workers.[16] | |
| Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. | |||||||
Tsunamis affecting Thailand
- 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake – magnitude 7.7 earthquake, severe damage and unknown fatalities.
- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake – magnitude 9.1 earthquake, extensive damage, more than 5,400 people killed and many missing.[17]
- 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake – magnitude 7.5 earthquake, tsunami warning issued, no injuries or fatalities anywhere.
- 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake – magnitude 8.6 earthquake, tsunami warning issued, none fatalities.