At around 1:29 a.m. on October 6, many people in Quang Ngai saw their belongings shaking due to a Category 1 earthquake in Mang Ri commune.
Mang Ri commune had 4 consecutive earthquakes from over 0:40 to 1:46. According to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center - Institute of Earth Sciences, the earthquakes had a scale of 2.6 to 4.9; the focal depth of the impact was about 8 km.
In which, the third match occurred at more than 1-28, with a size of 4.9, level 1 natural disaster risk, coinciding with the time when people felt the shaking.
Although the earthquake occurred in Mang Ri commune, some neighboring communes were still affected, people clearly felt the shaking. Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga, a teacher in Son Tay commune (Quang Ngai province), said: "My house has a part of the roof covered with corrugated iron, so when the earthquake occurred, the noise from the roof was very loud and noisy. Many household items also fell into the ground.
Ms. Tran Thi Lai, residing in Thong Nhat ward, Gia Lao province, said: "When it was dark in the morning, my house appeared shaking, the ground under my feet moved constantly. The walls of the house and the corrugated iron roofs shook, complaining, I was worried about the house collapsing, I felt very scared.
Mr. Pham Xuan Quang, Chairman of the People's Committee of Mang Ri commune, where the earthquake occurred, said that people in the area near the center were shocked to see the furniture shaking this morning, but there were no damage.
Previously, over the past month, the old Kon Tum area, now part of Quang Ngai, had dozens of earthquakes. On September 29, there were 4 consecutive earthquakes here.
Statistics from 2021 to present, Kon Plong district (old) has had more than 200 earthquakes.
According to the Tsunami Warning Earthquake Information Center, Institute of Earth Sciences (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), Kon Tum (old) is in a series of excited earthquakes and in a weak earthquake range. Therefore, the maximum shocking area did not exceed 5.5 degrees. Through observation, the cause of the above phenomenon is related to the earthquake caused by the reservoir.
