Kon Tum recorded earthquake before the one that shook Myanmar, Thailand

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Kon Plong District, Kon Tum Province, has just recorded a 3.0 magnitude earthquake that shook some epicenter areas, occurring before the earthquake that rocked Myanmar and Thailand.

On March 28, the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center of the Institute of Earth Sciences , Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, announced a 3.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province.

The town of Mang Den, Kon Plong district, has just recorded a 3.0 magnitude earthquake (Photo: Chi Anh).

The earthquake occurred at 12:56 PM on the same day in the Mang Den town area, Kon Plong district, with a focal depth of approximately 8.2 km. The natural disaster risk level was assessed at 0.

This earthquake occurred before the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar (at 1:20 PM on March 28th), shaking Myanmar and Thailand, with tremors also felt in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Earlier, on March 27th, Kon Plông district also recorded two earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.5 and 3.0 respectively. Although these earthquakes did not cause any damage to people or property, they did cause slight tremors in some of the epicenter areas.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/kon-tum-ghi-nhan-dong-dat-truc-tran-gay-rung-chuyen-myanmar-thai-lan-20250328185635892.htm