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M5.4 earthquake 73 km NE of Chiang Klang, Thailand

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 73 km NE of Chiang Klang, Thailand on Thu, Jan 20, 2000, 3:59 AM GMT+7 (20:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mwc), moderate
Local time
UTC
2000-01-19 20:59:28 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.825° N, 101.289° E
Region
Thailand
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1
Strike 64°, dip 80°, rake 4°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 333°, dip 86°, rake 170°

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009mcs (also filed as gcmtb011900c, gcmt20000119205928, iscgem1726518). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.