2007 Laos earthquake

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Coordinates: 20°30′N, 100°48′E

2007 Laos Earthquake
Date May 16, 2007
Magnitude 6.1 Mw
Countries/
regions affected		 Laos, Thailand

At 3.59 p.m. (local time) on May 16, 2007, the Laos Earthquake, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake with the epicentre at 20.5N, 100.8E [1], struck Laos and northern Thailand. Tremors was felt as far as Yunnan, People's Republic of China,[2] Hanoi, Vietnam and Bangkok, Thailand. [3]

[edit] Additional reading

16 May 2007 - Mw=6.3 Bane Mone, Laos, Earthquake [4] - ASC India.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hong Kong Observatory
  2. ^ [1] [2] [3] [4]
  3. ^ Reuters: Laos earthquake shakes Bangkok skyscrapers [5] [6]
  4. ^ ASC Special Event Page on the 16 May 2007 Mw=6.3 Ban Mone, Laos, Earthquake
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