Kon Tum struck by five consecutive tremors
VOV.VN - Five consecutive tremors hit Kon Plong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on February 9, with one of them measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, according to details given by the Institute of Geophysics.
The first quake was measured as magnitude 3.3 and occurred at 6:10 a.m., with this being followed by four other quakes measuring between 3.0 and 3.5 on the Richter scale.
Fortunately, these tremors posed no risk of a natural disaster, the Institute of Geophysics said.
Since the beginning of this year, Kon Tum has registered a total of 24 quakes.
Previously, last year saw Kon PlongdDistrict record hundreds of tremors, with the biggest measuring 4.7 Richter scale with a depth of around 8.2 kilometres.