Earthquake in China causes tremors in Hanoi.

According to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center, Institute of Earth Sciences (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), on the evening of May 18th, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 occurred in Liuzhou, China, at 8:44:26 PM (Hanoi time). The earthquake's epicenter was located at coordinates 24.390 degrees North latitude and 109.190 degrees East longitude, with a focal depth of approximately 10.0 km; the natural disaster risk level was 0.

In Hanoi , residents in many apartment buildings clearly felt the shaking. The Cau Giay and An Khanh areas were particularly affected.

Regarding this phenomenon, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Anh, Director of the Institute of Earth Sciences (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), stated that the cause was an aftershock from a recent earthquake in Liuzhou (China).

This was the second earthquake of the day in the Liuzhou area. Earlier, at approximately 00:21 on May 18th, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Liuzhou city's Liunan district, with an epicenter at a depth of 8km. The earthquake caused the collapse of 13 buildings, injured 4 people, killed 2, left 1 missing, and evacuated over 7,000 people.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/xa-hoi/dong-dat-o-trung-quoc-gay-rung-lac-o-ha-noi-20260518221333408.htm