3.2 magnitude earthquake in Vietnam-Laos border area

Mr. Nguyen Thai Son, Head of the Earthquake Observation Station of Dien Bien Phu City (Dien Bien) confirmed at 15:00, on December 25, a magnitude 3.2 earthquake happened. in the Vietnam-Laos border area.

People in Dien Bien Phu city also felt slight shaking.

Mr. Nguyen Thai Son said according to data provided by the Institute of Geophysics, this earthquake has a magnitude of 3.2 Richter scale, a depth of about 10 km. The earthquake center is located at the coordinates of 21,508 degrees North latitude, 102,982 degrees East East, located on the Vietnam-Laos border, the area of ​​Muong Pon commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province; aftershock time lasts about 3 seconds.

In the area of ​​Dien Bien Phu city and Muong Thanh basin, people also felt slight shaking.

According to Mr. Nguyen Thai Son, because the earthquake epicenter is located in the border area with mainly mountainous terrain, small intensity and time of aftershocks are not long, so it is unlikely to cause damage to people and property. .

This is the 7th earthquake that occurred from the beginning of 2017 until now, in Dien Bien province.

Previously, earthquakes occurred in Dien Bien Dong, Muong Cha and Muong Lay towns with magnitudes ranging from 2.9 to 3.9 on the Richter scale.