11 earthquakes in one day in Kon Tum

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Kon Plong District, Kon Tum Province, has just recorded 11 consecutive earthquakes. The strongest earthquake had a magnitude of 3.8, causing tremors in Kon Plong District and surrounding areas.

On November 26th, the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center (Institute of Geophysics) issued a notice recording 11 earthquakes occurring in nearly one day in Kon Plông district, Kon Tum province.

The first earthquake occurred at 2:22 AM with a magnitude of 3.8 and a focal depth of approximately 8.1 km. The disaster risk level is 0.

The earthquakes that followed had magnitudes ranging from 2.7 to 3.7.

People in the epicenter and surrounding districts often feel the tremors caused by the earthquake (Photo: Pham Hoang).

Mr. Nguyen Van Son (Mang Den town, Kon Plong district) shared: "Around 2 AM, my family was sleeping when we felt a strong tremor caused by the earthquake. After that, my family also felt tremors, but they were less severe."

According to Mr. Son, in Kon Plong district, everyone regularly feels the tremors. When strong earthquakes occur, people are also confused and worried about the safety of buildings."

Over the past few days, Kon Plông district has continuously recorded earthquakes.

According to the Institute of Geophysics, the earthquake in Kon Plông district was a triggered earthquake, caused by the water impoundment process of the hydroelectric reservoir affecting the active fault system beneath, resulting in the earthquake occurring earlier than the natural pattern.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/11-tran-dong-dat-trong-mot-ngay-o-kon-tum-20241126172155184.htm