A strong Earthquake has hit the Eastern Shan State causing major damage and widespread deaths and injuries. The main tremor registers 6.7 on the Richter scale and was clearly felt in Chiang Mai along with a series of aftershocks.
Data from TMD website
| Date | Time | Magnitude | Depth |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 07:22 | 4.9 | 40 |
| Mar 24, 2011 | 22:54 | 5.3 | 40 |
| Mar 24, 2011 | 21:23 | 4.9 | 10 |
| Mar 24, 2011 | 20:55 | 6.7 | 10 |
No reports of any damage or injuries in Chiang Mai but some damage has been sustained in Chiang Rai near the Burmese border with at least one death reported in Thailand.
Please spare a thought for our Tai friends from the Shan State.
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