Published on June 17, 2020, 04:04 PM

Earthquake in Quang Nam

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The Institute of Geophysics has just announced that an earthquake with a magnitude of 2,8 Richter occurred in Bac Tra My district, Quang Nam province on the morning of February 17th.

Theo Viện Vật lý địa cầu, vào khoảng 5h22 ngày 17/2, trận động đất có cường độ 2,8 độ richter xảy ra tại vị trí có tọa độ 15,292 độ vĩ Bắc, 108,193 độ kinh Đông với độ sâu chấn tiêu khoảng 8,1km, thuộc địa phận huyện Bắc Trà My, tỉnh Quảng Nam.

Động đất ở Quảng Nam - 1 — Vị trí tâm chấn cuộc động đất xảy ra tại huyện Bắc Trà My sáng 17/2. (Ảnh: Viện Vật lý địa cầu)

Lãnh đạo huyện Bắc Trà My cho hay, đây là trận động đất đầu tiên xảy ra tại địa phương trong năm 2020 và chỉ gây rung lắc trong vài giây, không ảnh hưởng gì về tài sản của người dân.

Trung tâm Báo tin động đất và cảnh báo sóng thần thuộc Viện Vật lý địa cầu vẫn đang tiếp tục theo dõi trận động đất này.

THANH BA

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Earthquake in Quang Nam

The Institute of Geophysics has just announced that an earthquake with a magnitude of 2,8 Richter occurred in Bac Tra My district, Quang Nam province on the morning of February 17th.

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