(Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)All provinces in the North and the West are vulnerable to powerful earthquakes as a result of shaking "blind" faults that have not been officially recorded, a prominent seismologist warned on Friday. This is despite the fact that many places are not located close to faults as there are many "blind" faults under the earth which cannot be detected or their locations established by scientists. Mr Pennung said scientists believe it is possible those blind faults are located in all provinces in the North and West. Legal amendments to ensure quake-resistant building construction should also be considered in response to these facts, he said. He said Thailand could have the same strength of earthquake that hit Japan last month with a magnitude of over 6.

Source: Bangkok Post December 02, 2016 23:46 UTC