Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City shake after 7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar

Image recorded at an apartment building in Hai Ba Trung district (Hanoi)

15:10 Other localities almost did not record any tremors.

Some people in provinces such as Bac Giang, Thanh Hoa... did not feel the earthquake. Ms. Ha Thuy, an office worker at Van Trung Industrial Park, Bac Giang province, did not know there was an earthquake until she followed the information on social media.

"Maybe big cities have many high-rise buildings so people feel it clearly. But the factories here are only one floor, the office area is 4-5 floors so people working inside don't feel it," Ms. Thuy explained.

14:40 Many people in Hanoi feel 'dizzy, like having vestibular disorders'

Mr. Le Tuan, a resident living on the 29th floor of the Times City apartment building in Vinh Tuy ward, Hai Ba Trung district, said the tremors caused him to have "vestibular disorders, low blood pressure, and a faster heartbeat", while his wife, who was taking a nap, felt dizzy and could not get up.

He felt two tremors about 20 minutes apart, the first strongest one occurred at 1:20 p.m., lasting for a long time, causing the door, cabinet door, and furniture to collide, the angular amplitude of hanging objects fluctuated by 15 - 20 degrees. The aftershocks were lighter. Having experienced several earthquakes in Hanoi, Mr. Tuan found this one "violent, with the highest amplitude".

The former lecturer at Hanoi University of Science and Technology looked up information on the USGS website and found that the earthquake that occurred in Myanmar was 7.7 magnitude, with an aftershock of 6.4 magnitude. When sharing the information on his personal page, many of his friends and relatives felt the same way, some even did not think it was an earthquake, "thought it was a blood pressure problem, a headache due to the change in weather".

14:30 Some Ho Chi Minh City residents do not dare to go back to the building after the shaking.

Mr. Hoang Huy, 35 years old, an office worker in a building on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street near Thi Nghe Bridge, District 1, said that at around 1:30 pm, he suddenly felt his office space swaying, the hanging lights and the door shaking. "I didn't think it was an earthquake, but then I felt the shaking getting stronger, so I panicked and ran down the stairs, because the elevator was full of people rushing down," Mr. Huy said.

Some people dare not return to the high-rise building after the shaking incident.

At the apartment building on To Hien Thanh Street, District 11, Ms. Tam Linh, 30 years old, also said that while on the 25th floor, she suddenly felt the space around her shaking, "the door opened and closed by itself", while in the hallway, residents scattered and ran downstairs. "After 30 minutes, we still did not dare to go up to the building", Ms. Linh said.

14 hours Office workers panicked and ran to the ground

On streets with many office buildings such as Hai Ba Trung, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Le Duan (Ho Chi Minh City)... at 2:00 p.m., many people and office workers gathered on the sidewalk after the earthquake.

Ms. Mai Phuong, who works on the 19th floor of the Centec Tower building on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, said the shaking happened at 1:30 p.m., causing tables, chairs, and computers to move for about 30 seconds. After that, the whole office rushed down the stairs. "I was sitting working when I felt dizzy, then everyone screamed and ran to the ground," Ms. Phuong said.

People in high-rise buildings in Ho Chi Minh City panicked and ran to the ground after an earthquake occurred on the afternoon of March 28.

By 2:15 p.m., many employees returned to the office, but some people still carried their laptops and stood on the ground working due to concerns about the tremors.

13:55 Wall-mounted objects in Hanoi shake violently

On the 30th floor of an apartment building in Linh Nam ward, Hoang Mai district (Hanoi), the chandelier attached to the ceiling of the apartment shook violently. The homeowner said he had recorded 3-4 shakings, each a few minutes apart.

13:40 The higher the floor, the longer the shaking is felt.

Ms. Phuong Thuy, who lives on the 8th floor of an apartment building in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City (Ho Chi Minh City) said that the "shaking incident" was felt by many people in the building and discussed in a group. Some people said they felt the swaying and shaking for about 10 seconds, people living on higher floors, especially the 25th floor penthouse, felt it more clearly and for longer. A person who had just stepped into the elevator felt the shaking so he was too scared to run down the stairs to the ground.

People in Ho Chi Minh City apartment building take the stairs down to the ground floor.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Anh, Director of the Institute of Geophysics, said that Ho Chi Minh City and the Southern region experienced tremors in high-rise buildings due to the impact of the earthquake in Myanmar. In Ho Chi Minh City, the level of tremors depends on the ground area, height and structure of the building. Therefore, in many high-rise buildings in the city center, people working at high altitudes felt the most tremors. The unit is monitoring aftershocks and the impact of the earthquake in Myanmar to issue the earliest notice.

13:35 Earthquake in Myanmar, Hanoi shakes

The Earth Sciences Institute said the earthquake occurred at 1:20 p.m. in Myanmar, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. Vietnam only recorded tremors, with a disaster risk level of 0, meaning there is no possibility of damage.

Location of earthquake epicenter in Myanmar

More than 1,000 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, people living in high-rise apartments in many districts in Hanoi such as Hai Ba Trung, Hoang Mai, Cau Giay, and Nam Tu Liem recorded objects shaking for 10-20 seconds and repeating several times.

"The climbing plants on my balcony shook for more than 10 seconds," said Nguyen Quy, who lives on the 19th floor of a building in Tay Mo Ward, Nam Tu Liem District. Many people from the apartments ran down the stairs to the street.
Other localities such as Bac Giang and Thanh Hoa do not have many high-rise buildings, so people do not feel the tremors.

VN (according to VnExpress)

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