Four consecutive earthquakes in Kon Tum at dawn

Map of the epicenter of the earthquake at 4:46 a.m. on March 31 in Kon Plong district (Kon Tum) - Photo: Institute of Earth Sciences

On the morning of March 31, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Anh, director of the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center, Institute of Earth Sciences, said that early this morning, in Kon Plong district (Kon Tum), four consecutive earthquakes occurred.

The latest earthquake occurred at 9:28 a.m. on March 31, with a magnitude of 2.9, also occurring in Kon Plong district, with a focal depth of about 8.1 km.

Disaster risk level 0. The Earth Sciences Institute continues to monitor these earthquakes.

The first one occurred at 4:08 a.m. with a magnitude of 3.1 (M). It was followed about two minutes later by a magnitude 3.0 earthquake.

At 4:46 a.m., a 2.6 magnitude earthquake continued to occur in Kon Plong district.

The focal depth of all three earthquakes was about 8.1 km.

Mr. Xuan Anh assessed that all three of these earthquakes have a natural disaster risk level of 0 (no damage).

Currently, the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center - Institute of Earth Sciences is continuing to monitor this earthquake.

At 4:38 p.m. on March 30, a 3.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in Kon Plong district, with a focal depth of about 8.2 km. Disaster risk level 0.

From April 2021 to now, hundreds of earthquakes have occurred in Kon Tum, concentrated in Kon Plong district, in which the earthquakes caused widespread tremors.

The largest earthquake occurred at noon on July 28, 2024 with a magnitude of 5.0, before that on August 23, 2022, there was a magnitude 4.7 earthquake.

According to Mr. Xuan Anh, "triggered earthquakes" are the cause of earthquakes in recent years in Kon Tum province.

"According to preliminary studies, earthquakes in Kon Tum are forecast to continue in the coming time, but are unlikely to be greater than 5.5 magnitude. However, more detailed studies are still needed to assess earthquake activity in this area," said Mr. Xuan Anh.

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