Earthquakes occurred in Dien Bien and Quang Nam

According to the Institute of Earth Sciences , Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, at 10:21 a.m. (Hanoi time) on May 23, an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred at the coordinates of 21.743 degrees North latitude, 103.146 degrees East longitude, with a focal depth of about 10 km in Muong Cha district, Dien Bien province. The natural disaster risk level is level 0.

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

Map of earthquake epicenter in Muong Cha district, Dien Bien province.

Previously, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Anh, Director of the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center (Institute of Earth Sciences) said that this morning, in Phuoc Son district, Quang Nam province, an earthquake also occurred at 7:10 am. The coordinates of the earthquake were at 15.470N-107.745E. This earthquake had a focal depth of about 8.3km; magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale. The natural disaster risk level is level 0.

Quang Nam is a locality where earthquakes frequently occur, but most of them are mild and often concentrated in Nam Tra My and Bac Tra My districts. In early May, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter scale also occurred in Nam Tra My district.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Xa-hoi/dong-dat-xay-ra-o-dien-bien-va-quang-nam-i769278/