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Ratch Group has assured the Stock Exchange of Thailand that the earthquake in Laos on Thursday (November 21) caused no serious damage to the Hongsa Thermal Power Plant it co-owns close to the quake’s epicentre.

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook Laos about 266 kilometres northeast of of Chiang Rai early Wednesday, Thailand;s Seismological Bureau said.

A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, northwest of Chiang Mai’s Fang district early Wednesday, the Seismological Bureau announced.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Papua, in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

THOUGH THE 25 quakes and aftershocks in Lampang’s Wang Nua district on Wednesday and yesterday did not cause much damage, academics are worried about the North, as it has several faultlines scattered across the region.

At least 14 homes in six Tambones have been damaged in the northern province of Lampang's Wang Nua district that has been shaken by 25 quakes and aftershocks on Wednesday and Thursday.

Padang, Indonesia - A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Mentawai on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued.

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake was experienced in Chiang Mai’s San Sai district late Tuesday night, the Meteorological Department reported.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, monitors said, adding that a tsunami threat was possible for parts of the Philippines and neighbouring Indonesia.

A 1.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Lamphun's Mae Thai district late on Wednesday night, the Seismological Bureau reported.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the western coast of Taiwan Monday, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt hundreds of kilometres away in Hong Kong.

A destructive earthquake that struck New Zealand two years ago has left its two main islands edging towards each other, and one city sinking, according to scientists.