Undvek skakiga Phuket.

Det var inte meningen att vara på Koh Samui under Songkran. Ändå hamnade jag där under första dagens  vattenkrig, vilket medförde att jag "flydde" och tog färjan till fastlandet nästa dag. Det var överhuvudtaget inte meningen att hamna i något vilt vattenfirande, ändå skedde det - i Ban Krut där de mig ovetande firade i hela fem dagar. Men för all del, det är kul att kolla och kläder och kropp blir ju rena efter en grundlig dusch på rummet. Istället för bilder på Songkran (var rädd om kameran) två andra bilder med vattenanknytning.

 

Det var heller aldrig meningen att åka via Phuket på tillbakaresan. Och gjorde inte det heller. Men de som befann sig där fick en något skakig upplevelse. I går var där en jordbävning som uppmätte 4.3 magnitud, följt av flera efterskalv, det senaste á 3.1 i morse. Epicentrum var 10-30 km djupt. Inga allvarliga olyckor inträffade men 33 hus rapporterats ha fått sprickbildningar.

Från Bangkok Post:
A mild earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale was registered in Thalang district of Phuket at 12.18pm on Tuesday, but there were no reports of serious damage, the National Disaster Warning Centre said.

The tremor was felt in several parts of Phuket. The latest quake occurred after a 4.0-magnitude quake was recorded in the same area at 2.02 am early today.
It is just a day after a 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck the tourist island at 4.44 pm, prompting residents and tourists to rush out of the buildings while many stay in open grounds. Several aftershocks were also recorded at night.
The quake's epicentre was located in tambon Si Soonthon of Thalang distirct, at an estimated depth of 10 to 30km.
Worawuth Songyot, the president of tambon Si Soonthon municipality, said at least 33 houses had cracks in the walls caised by the quake yesterday. Authorities were inspecting further damage to houses and buildings and had prepared temporary shelters for people living in risk areas in case of larger earthquakes.
Speaking from Suvarnabhumi airport before leaving for Beijing on a three-day official visit to China today, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she had ordered Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit to inspect the quake damage in Phuket as the resort town had many old high buildings.
Authorities would also look into the effectiveness of the warning and communication system after many people complained that they had difficulty using their mobile phone after the quake.