A series of calm earthquakes has shaken the floor of the Andaman Sea off the southern coast of Thailand, the officials said on Saturday. However, there is no immediate risk of a tsunami. The National Disaster Warning center insists on Thais monitoring the news after the string of 31 earthquakes. Over the last two days it measures magnitude 4.0 to 5.3, hit about 400 to 600 kilometers of the southwest coast. The five southern provinces, including Ranong, Phuket, Satun, Krabi and Phang-nga were those, which has the highest risk of being affected. ‘We have informed people to watch out and follow the news closely,’ the official person said. Scientists declare that undersea quakes have to measure in excess of at least 7.0 Richter so as to provoke a tsunami.

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