In the evening of the 5th May 2014, the largest earthquake ever recorded which has epicenter within Thailand strikes Chiangrai province. The magnitude was later reported to be 6.3 ML with 7 km depth. More than 10,000 houses were damaged and 2 people d...
In the evening of the 5th May 2014, the largest earthquake ever recorded which has epicenter within Thailand strikes Chiangrai province. The magnitude was later reported to be 6.3 ML with 7 km depth. More than 10,000 houses were damaged and 2 people died. Even though the earthquake magnitude is just in moderate level but for the country that considered being seismic quiet region, this is a serious one. This paper presents the factual data relating with the damage relating with geotechnical aspects.