Specifically, the 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred at 3:28:04 ( Hanoi time) on October 13, with coordinates 14.860 degrees North latitude, 108.149 degrees East longitude, and a focal depth of about 8.1 km. Disaster risk level 0.
Previously, at around 1am on October 6, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Mang But commune, Quang Ngai ; level 1 natural disaster risk. Also on October 5 and 6, dozens of small earthquakes occurred in this area.
According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Anh, Director of the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center (Institute of Earth Sciences), this is a trigger earthquake. From 2021 to now, hundreds of earthquakes have been recorded in Quang Ngai (the old Kon Tum province, concentrated in the former Kon Plong district), in which the earthquakes caused widespread tremors. The largest was the earthquake at noon on July 28, 2024 with a magnitude of 5.0.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Anh assessed that "triggered earthquakes" were the cause of earthquakes in recent years in Kon Tum province (old). "According to preliminary studies, earthquakes in Kon Tum (old) are forecast to continue in the coming time, but the magnitude is unlikely to be greater than 5.5. However, more detailed studies are still needed to assess earthquake activity in this area," Mr. Xuan Anh commented.
Source: https://baotintuc.vn/xa-hoi/dong-dat-co-do-lon-36-tai-mang-but-quang-ngai-20251013072208915.htm
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