According to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center - Institute of Geophysics, the first earthquake occurred at 10:41 a.m. (Hanoi time) on August 20, 2024. The magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred at a location with coordinates (14,904 degrees North latitude, 108,210 degrees East longitude), with a focal depth of about 8.1km. The earthquake occurred in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province.
Immediately after that, at 10:43 and 10:46, there were two more consecutive earthquakes at the same coordinates, with the same focal depth (about 8.1km) and with magnitudes from 3.0 to 3.4.
After a few hours of pause, at 12:57 and 12:58, the rumble continued with two earthquakes with magnitudes from 3.4 to 3.8, with the same coordinates as above.
Especially at 13:05, another earthquake with a magnitude of up to 4.2 shook many places in Kon Plong and Kon Tum districts. Many neighboring provinces such as Gia Lai, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai all felt aftershocks and shaking. Even in Da Nang, thunderous sounds continuously occurred at noon.
Earthquakes are continuing to occur, according to the Center for Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning - Institute of Geophysics. At 1:52 p.m., there was the 7th event of the day with the magnitude decreasing to 2.7.
The Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center - Institute of Geophysics continuously updates information and monitors these earthquakes.
Up to this point, the recorded natural disaster risk level is level 0. However, people near the epicenter are still worried because the frequency of earthquakes is increasingly dense and the magnitude of earthquakes is steadily increasing.
