4.7 magnitude earthquake in A Luoi, Thua Thien Hue

Although the vibration only happened less than half a minute, it caused a lot of confusion for the people here.

At 7:34 pm on May 15 in Thua Thien Hue, there was a 4.7-magnitude earthquake.

The earthquake took place about 3 to 5 seconds, causing many people's belongings to fall to the floor, some of them even collapsed. Lowland communes in A Luoi district such as Hong Thuong, Hong Kim and A Luoi town, A Luoi district felt the most earthquake, causing people to be confused. The wards and communes of Hue city, Cam Lo district, Quang Tri province also felt the shaking caused by the earthquake. This is the first time A Luoi district struck an earthquake, so the locality is very embarrassed in dealing.

Location of an earthquake in A Luoi - (Photo of the earthquake center and tsunami warning)

Awarded to reporters and associate professors - Dr. Nguyen Hong Phuong, Director of Earthquake Alert and Tsunami Warning Center, Institute of Geophysics, said the earthquake occurred at coordinates 16.32 degrees Vi Bac - 107.37 degrees east longitude, the depth of the drainage is about 10km, in the area of ​​A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province, causing vibration level 5, level 6 (MSK scale), in the epicenter area

"The Institute of Geophysics has announced all the necessary parameters of this battle: 4.7 magnitude in the area of ​​A Luoi town, at a depth of about 10 km, causing tremors of level 5 and level 6 in surface This earthquake has nothing to do with hydroelectricity. "

Dr. Nguyen Hong Phuong said that A Luoi area rarely occurs earthquakes and is not known as a strong earthquake area. Mr. Phuong also confirmed that the earthquake was not related to the A Luoi and Binh Dien hydropower plants, the Earthquake Alert Center and tsunami warnings are continuing to monitor the earthquake.