The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation added that initial reports from Laos indicated that 50 residences in two districts were damaged, some 200 families were evacuated and three people were injured.

In Thailand, the quake was reportedly felt in 16 provinces, namely Nan, Phrae, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Loei, Kalasin, Udon Thani, Maha Sarakham, Phitsanulok, Phayao, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, and Bangkok.

Minor damage was reported in Nan, Loei, Phitsanulok, and Bangkok.

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6.4 quake reported in Laos, tremors felt in many parts of Thailand