Cao Bang is 4.7 magnitude earthquake

On the morning of November 28, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province. This is the 3rd earthquake in 4 days in this area.

On the morning of November 18, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Cao Bang province, an area close to the Chinese border.

Talking to PV, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Anh, Director of the Earth Physics Institute, Vietnam Academy of Science said the earthquake occurred at nearly 7am, the depth of the epicenter is about 10 km, the coordinates of the epicenter 22,844 degrees north latitude - 106,581 degrees east longitude. Some people in Cao Bang claimed to feel the vibration clearly.

This has been the 3rd earthquake in 4 days, since November 25.

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The location of the earthquake was observed by the US Geological Survey.(Photo: USGS).

Earlier, on the morning of November 25, people in many areas such as Ha Dong, Cau Giay, Thanh Xuan, Hoang Mai and downtown areas of Hanoi noticed the state of shaking and shaking in apartment buildings and houses. high level.

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A person in Cao Bang reflects the phenomenon of shaking on social networks.

This phenomenon also occurs in localities such as Hai Phong, Lang Son, Viet Tri, Bac Giang .

Accordingly, Hanoi was affected by a magnitude 5.4 earthquake that occurred in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang. The epicenter was recorded at 22,852 degrees north latitude - 106.61 degrees east longitude, with a depth of about 14 km occurring at more than 8 o'clock.

After about 3 hours, Cao Bang continued another earthquake of the same location. The quake of 3.8 magnitude occurred at nearly 11 o'clock. The epicenter of this earthquake was 10 km deep and had coordinates of 22,810 degrees north latitude - 106.62 degrees east longitude (roughly the same as the coordinates of the previous earthquake).

The director of the Institute of Geophysics says that the institute is still actively monitoring and monitoring the region's abnormal signs.

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