This morning, Kon Tum and Quang Nam had an earthquake - Lang Son Newspaper and Radio and Television Station

The Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center, Institute of Earth Sciences, said that at 5:20 a.m. this morning, a magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred at the coordinates (14.671 degrees North latitude, 108.391 degrees East longitude), with a focal depth of about 10 km.

The earthquake occurred in Kon Plong district.

Earthquake occurred in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province. Disaster risk level 0.

Then, at 9:22 a.m., a magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred at the coordinates (15.189 degrees North latitude, 108.131 degrees East longitude), with a focal depth of about 8.1 km in Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province. The natural disaster risk level is 0. This is the second earthquake to occur in Vietnam this morning.

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 was a magnitude 4.7 earthquake.

According to Dr. Nguyen Xuan Anh - Director of the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center, Institute of Earth Sciences, "triggered earthquakes" are the cause of earthquakes in recent years in Kon Tum province.

According to Dr. Anh, 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.

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