Several houses, buildings in Chiang Mai develop cracks after mild quakes


CHIANG MAI (The Nation/Asia News Network): A series of nine mild earthquakes hit Chiang Mai and Phrae provinces on Wednesday and Thursday (Oct 20), leaving cracks in several houses and buildings in Doi Saket district of Chiang Mai province.

The Mineral Resources Department explained during a press conference via Facebook Live late on Thursday morning that the series of eight quakes in Phrae and Chiang Mai were attributed to a moving fault.

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