In 6 hours, Kon Tum has 5 earthquakes

On February 9, the Center for earthquake and tsunami warning – Institute of Geophysics and Information, Kon Plong district (Kon Tum province) had 5 earthquakes in a day.

Accordingly, these 5 earthquakes took place from 6:10 am to 12:14 am with a magnitude of 2.8 to 3.4 on the Richter scale, and a focal depth of 8 to 8.3 km. All earthquakes have a disaster risk level 0.

Thus, since the beginning of the year of the Rabbit, Kon Plong district has experienced nearly 40 earthquakes.

Like Vietnamese people Many times, since mid-2021, hundreds of earthquakes have occurred in Kon Plong district (Kon Tum province). The earthquake that took place on the followingnoon of August 23, 2022 with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale was considered the strongest ever in this locality.

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