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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Bangkok, Thailand

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

Risk: 3Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • 9 events on record in proximity
  • 4 event(s) in the last 12 months

Last significant event: Earthquake - 6.6 - 45 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia (2025-11-27) — 104,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 10
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Bangkok is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Bangkok Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Bangkok

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable earthquake events near Bangkok, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 6.7 - 18 km S of Sagaing, Myanmar (March 2025) — 7,580,000 people exposed; $31,955M capital exposed.

Earthquake - 6.7 - 18 km S of Sagaing, Myanmar

March 27, 2025 — WARNING

7,580,000 people exposed; $31,955M capital exposed

Earthquake - 7.1 - 90 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal

January 6, 2025 — WARNING

189,000 people exposed; $1,784M capital exposed

Earthquake - 6.6 - 45 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia

November 26, 2025 — WATCH

104,000 people exposed; $979M capital exposed

Earthquake - 6.1 - 236 km E of Port Blair, India

July 16, 2020 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 6.1 - 31km ESE of Chaloem Phra Kiat, Thailand

November 19, 2019 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Bangkok, Thailand earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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