Kon Tum hit by another 4 magnitude earthquake

On the morning of May 27, in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province, another earthquake of magnitude 4 (magnitude M) occurred. The Institute of Earth Sciences is continuing to monitor this earthquake.

A corner of Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province - Photo: QUANG DINH

On the morning of May 27, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Anh - Director of the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center (Institute of Earth Sciences ) - said that an earthquake had just occurred in Kon Tum province.

Accordingly, at 10:44 this morning, in Kon Plong district, a magnitude 4 earthquake occurred. The epicenter depth was about 8.1km.

According to Mr. Xuan Anh, this earthquake is assessed to not pose a natural disaster risk (level 0).

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

On May 25 and the morning of May 26, 14 consecutive earthquakes occurred in Kon Plong district (Kon Tum) and Nam Tra My district ( Quang Nam ).

Of which, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at 11:57 in Kon Plong district.

These earthquakes do not pose a disaster risk.

From April 2021 to present, hundreds of earthquakes have been recorded in Kon Tum, concentrated in 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, before that on August 23, 2022 was a 4.7 magnitude earthquake.

Mr. Xuan Anh said "triggered earthquakes" were the cause of earthquakes in recent years in Kon Tum province.

"According to preliminary studies, earthquakes in Kon Tum are forecast to continue in the coming time but are unlikely to be greater than 5.5 magnitude. However, more detailed studies are still needed to assess earthquake activity in this area," said Mr. Xuan Anh.

Currently, the Institute of Geophysics is deploying 11 monitoring stations in Kon Tum, and conducting in-depth updated research to assess the level of earthquake activity in this locality.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/kon-tum-lai-xay-ra-dong-dat-manh-4-do-20250527113238015.htm