Aftershocks rattle Phuket Wed but cause no damage
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Two aftershocks, measuring 2.6 and 3.2 on the Richter scale, were recorded on Phuket Island in southern Thailand early Wednesday but there was no report of any damage.
The latest aftershocks jolted Thalang district at 00.49am and 04.14am on Wednesday. Minor tremors were felt but no structures in the area suffered any damaged.
Local authorities surveyed damage after a 4.3-magnitude earthquake centred in Si Sunthon sub-district of Thalang district occurred on Monday.
Thirty-five damaged houses have been registered with the authorities so far.
The tremor prompted fear among local residents and foreign tourists who fled buildings and hotels in panic.
The quake was caused by a shift in a section of the Klong Marui fault line, which stretches across Surat Thani, Krabi and Phang-nga provinces, according to seismologists.
The meteorological department reported seven aftershocks, measuring 2-3.1 on the Richter scale in Thalang district on Monday and Tuesday following the 4.3-magnitude quake on Monday morning.
Thalang district was declared an earthquake disaster zone on Tuesday to facilitate compensation payments for those affected by the jolts.
