Disaster Preparedness and Perception of Earthquake Risk: A Case of Samoeng Nuea Sub-District and Samoeng Tai Sub-District, Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Wiang Haeng active fault, part of the Muang Haeng active fault group, is the newest active earthquake fault found in Thailand. The Department of Mineral Resources announced its discovery in 2019. This active fault has been identified as an NS normal fault with a length of approximately 100 km. The recently reported discovery of the fault may influence people’s awareness and perception of earthquake risk and disaster preparedness in the local region. The purpose of this study was to assess the perception of local people’s earthquake hazard risk and disaster preparedness in light of this active fault. A study was conducted on a sample of 649 households in the Samoeng Nuea and Samoeng Tai sub-districts of the Samoeng district of Chiang Mai, Thailand, which are located on the fault line. The results show that local people perceive of the risk of the active fault line that runs through their village.