An earthquake around the Western Sumatra in Indonesia, which registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale, prompted a brief tsunami warning throughout Thailand yesterday.
Tremors were reported in tall buildings in Bangkok at 5pm and there were fears that it may affect Phuket. However at 7.10pm the Thai Meteorological Department released an update cancelling the tsunami warning.
Before the cancellation of the tsunami warning, Phuket Governor Wichai Praisa-ngob said, “We have already contacted all related departments to closely monitor the situation and all of them are fully prepared to face any disaster that may occur. We do not want people to panic.”
If the tsunami had affected Phuket, the first wave would have attacked Patong and Karon at 8.46pm, Bangtao beach at 8.52pm and Nai Yang beach at 8.57pm.
Last month’s Tsunami drills were hopefully an effective reminder of the correct emergency measures to take in the event of a tsunami. In each high risk area, there are blue signs which point out the direction to the nearest evacuation site.
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