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.

VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit the northern border province of Tuyen Quang on April 27, and fortunately it caused no casualties.

Vietnamese labourers working in Taiwan (China) have left impressions on people of Hualien, Taipei, as they joined hands with local residents to rescue victims trapped in collapsed houses after the earthquake in the Taiwainese locality on April 3, the strongest in 25 years in the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded as many as 71 earthquakes nationwide from January 1 to March 31, with all of them hitting on small scales and not causing any risk of natural disaster.