A Strong Magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocked Laos today. There were no immediate reports of casualties or structural damages. No tsunami warning was issued.
Preliminary Earthquake Report:
Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time • 20 Nov 2019 23:50:44 UTC
• 21 Nov 2019 06:50:44 near epicenter
Location 19.451N 101.345E
Depth 10 km
Distances • 44.0 km (27.3 mi) WNW of Sainyabuli, Laos
• 53.7 km (33.3 mi) ENE of Chiang Klang, Thailand
• 94.9 km (58.8 mi) NE of Nan, Thailand
• 95.8 km (59.4 mi) WSW of Luang Prabang, Laos
• 110.0 km (68.2 mi) E of Chiang Kham, Thailand
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 6.8 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters Nph = 143; Dmin = 262.0 km; Rmss = 0.77 seconds; Gp = 33°
Laos is a poor Southeast Asian country traversed by the Mekong River and known for mountainous terrain, French colonial architecture, hill tribe settlements and Buddhist monasteries. Vientiane, the capital, is the site of the That Luang monument, where a reliquary reportedly houses the Buddha’s breastbone, plus the Patuxai war memorial and Talat Sao (Morning Market), a complex jammed with food, clothes and craft stalls.
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- Vientiane, the capital, is the site of the That Luang monument, where a reliquary reportedly houses the Buddha's breastbone, plus the Patuxai war memorial and Talat Sao (Morning Market), a complex jammed with food, clothes and craft stalls.
- Laos is a poor Southeast Asian country traversed by the Mekong River and known for mountainous terrain, French colonial architecture, hill tribe settlements and Buddhist monasteries.
- There were no immediate reports of casualties or structural damages.
