The once-quaint towns were now scenes of chaos, with buildings reduced to rubble and debris littering the streets.
The earthquake’s epicenter lay just 10 kilometers beneath the surface, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, sending tremors felt across southern
was not limited to its immediate epicenter; major cities in northern Thailand such as
Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai were also severely affected, with residents fleeing for their lives.
