Five earthquakes shake Quang Nam and Kon Tum
VOV.VN - Five earthquakes were recorded on May 26 in Nam Tra My district in central Quang Nam province and Kon Plong district in Kon Tum province, according to the Vietnam Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
In Nam Tra My, four quakes measuring between 2.5 and 3.0 on the Richter scale struck at a depth of around 8 km. All were classified as level 0 in terms of disaster risk.
Kon Plong district also reported a magnitude 3.4 tremor, with no associated disaster risk, according to the centre.
The centre is continuing to monitor seismic activity in the region.
Just a day earlier, six consecutive quakes ranging from magnitude 2.5 to 4.2 were detected in Kon Plong in central highlands Kon Tum province, while Nam Tra My reported two tremors measuring 2.6.
Minor earthquakes hit central Vietnam, scientists monitor situation
VOV.VN - The Institute of Earth Sciences of Vietnam has said it is monitoring a number of minor earthquakes having hit Kon Plong district of the Central Highland province of Kon Tum over the past few days.
