Leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and National Assembly have extended their condolences to Chinese leaders following a major earthquake that struck the Tibet Autonomous Region on January 7, resulting in numerous casualties and injuries.

VOV.VN - A series of earthquakes hit mountainous Kon Plong district of Vietnam’s Kon Tum province on November 30, triggering landslides in Nam Tra My district of nearly Quang Nam province, said local authorities on December 1.

VOV.VN - As many as 63 earthquakes were reported nationwide in October, with the majority occurring in Kon Plong district in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum, the Institute of Geophysics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology reported on November 1.

VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale hit Moc Chau District of the northern mountainous province of Son La on September 23 morning, reported the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics of Vietnam recorded nine earthquakes hitting Kon Plong district of the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on August 22.

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake hit Kon Plong district, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, on August 20, the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning under the Institute of Geophysics reported.

VOV.VN - The Central Highland province of Kon Tum will brace itself for more earthquakes in the coming days after it was hit by 21 earthquakes within a day on July 28, warned the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale hit Ngoc Lac district of Thanh Hoa province, a locality in the north-central part of Vietnam, on July 20, according to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Kon Plong district of the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on July 14 afternoon, according to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics of Vietnam.

In recent years, earthquakes have occurred more frequently in Vietnam and appear to be on the rise. Therefore, communities in high-risk earthquake areas need to understand this type of natural disaster and develop proactive response plans, an expert has said.