Hà Tĩnh: The house shook in the night, exploded from the sea, people panicked and fled

At 3:39 am on October 22, after two consecutive big bangs, the shaking phenomenon happened, causing the people of Ky Anh district (Ha Tinh) to panic. ran out of the house at dawn.

On the morning of October 22, information from Mr. Tran Dinh Hau - Chairman of Ky Phu Commune, Ky Anh District (Ha Tinh), said, "at 3:39 this morning (October 22), people in Ky Commune Phú and myself heard 2 loud explosions from the sea outside. "

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In the sea area at Ky Phu commune, this morning, people heard two loud bangs and shaking.

'In the area of ​​villages near the sea such as Phu Hai and Phu Long, in addition to the people hearing the explosion, there are also shaking. Because of the panic, people have pulled each other out of the house to ensure safety , 'Hau said.

According to Mr. Hau, 'this morning's incident is like an earthquake like a few days ago, with an explosion accompanied by shaking from the sea hitting the mainland'.

Ms. NTH (Ky Phu preschool teacher) informed to PV: "In the morning of this morning, around 3:30 am, many of the school's parents reflected on the earthquake aftershocks with explosions. occurs in Ky Phu commune ".

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Due to the panic, many people in Ky Phu commune have left the house.

'Because of anxiety, there may be large earthquakes, or tsunamis, so people have left the house to guard against uncertainty,' Ms. H said.

Mr. Le Van Trong - Ky Anh Agriculture Manager confirmed the above information and said that the phenomenon only happened in Ky Phu commune, just like the last time, there was only a small explosion and accompanied by shaking.

"We are going to the coastal villages to look at the situation, noting the situation," Trong said.

Earlier, as reported, at about 6 am on October 18, an earthquake with slight vibration accompanied by noise occurred in Ky Anh district and Ky Anh town (Ha Tinh), causing panic to the people, run out of the house.

After the incident, the Institute of Geophysics issued a notice about the tremor.

Specifically, it was stated clearly, at 23:00 05 minutes 39 seconds (GMT) on October 17, 2018, 06 hours 05 minutes 39 seconds (Hanoi time) on October 18, 2018, an earthquake has 3/8 magnitude occurs at the location of coordinates (18.31 degrees North latitude, 106,174 degrees East longitude), the depth of drainage is about 10km. Earthquakes occurred at the offshore of Ha Tinh sea area (about 5km from the coast of Ky Anh district, Ha Tinh province).