Kon Tum hit by 12 earthquakes in single day
VOV.VN - A total of 12 tremors, with magnitudes of up to 4.2, vibrated Kon Plong, a mountainous district of Kon Tum province in the Central Highlands on July 7, the Institute of Geophysics has reported.
The first quake occurred in the early morning with magnitudes of 3.9 at a depth of around 8.1 kilometres. Meanwhile, the latest magnitude 2.5 quake was recorded at 19.56 at a focal depth of approximately 8.1 kilometres underground.
These earthquakes did not pose any risk of disaster, the centre said, adding that it was continuing to observe related developments.
Since the beginning of the year, Kon Plong has experienced dozens of quakes with magnitudes ranging from 2.4 to 4.2 on the Richter scale, all of which have been weak and moderate and causing no danger.
The same situation could be seen last year when a series of tremors with magnitudes below 4.0 hit the area.
The earthquake with the biggest scale was the one with a magnitude of 4.7 on the afternoon of August 23, 2022, followed by another one measuring 4.5 at noon on April 18, 2022.