Earthquake in Hanoi, high-rise apartment shaking

About 9:30 am this morning, people in Thanh Xuan and Hai Ba Trung districts (Hanoi) saw the house shaking, dizzying like losing blood pressure, especially on high-rise apartment buildings.

Chairman of Thanh Xuan District People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Luu said that he had been informed of information and was inspecting the specialized department.

According to information from the Institute of Geophysics, the vibrations that the Capital people feel are due to the impact of the shockwave from an earthquake in Yunnan province in China at 9:30 am 28 seconds this morning, about 118km from the boundary of Muong Te district, Lai Chau province.

Blockade of Luong Yen road in the apartment entrance.(Photo: Tran Thuong).

People flock to the street.(Photo: Tran Thuong).

The magnitude of the earthquake recorded is 5.3 degrees. The depth of shock is about 10km.

The earthquake center and tsunami alert, the Institute of Geophysics are continuing to monitor this earthquake.

Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan, living in an apartment building on Minh Khai Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, said that he and his two daughters were sitting and playing, suddenly the oldest daughter said: "Why is the house shaking like this"?

'I feel dizzy, wobbly like blood sugar. For a few tens of seconds, the building is no longer shaking. It's scary , 'said Tuan.

Many workers have to leave the building under construction on Luong Yen Street.(Photo: Doan Bong).

(Photo: Doan Bong).

Ms. Mai, an office worker on the 21st floor of Nguyen Huy Tuong street building, said: I am working, suddenly feeling a wobbly feeling, thinking of a drop in blood sugar, everyone around me has the same feeling.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (working at the 21st floor of Hapulico building, No. 1 Nguyen Huy Tuong, Thanh Xuan district) said, at about 9.30 am this morning, when he was about to take the elevator, he saw the building shaking slightly.

"At first, I felt like I had a drop in blood pressure, dizziness, and dizziness, but the people around me also said that they felt shaking and thought of an earthquake. I was also afraid to run out of the building but After a few minutes of calm, I continued to stay at the office , " Hai said.

Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Minh working at the Hapulico building also shared the feeling of slight shaking in the building at that time.

Some people working here also said that window curtains at the time of the earthquake were shaking and colliding.

(Photo: Doan Bong).

(Photo: Doan Bong).

(Photo: Doan Bong).

Mr. Manh Ha, working at Zen Tower 12 (Khuat Duy Tien - Thanh Xuan) said: " We are working, we feel dizzy and turn to ask each other to realize that there are vibrations, the furniture also shakes quite well. strong for nearly 1 minute. People are afraid to evacuate to the first floor ".

Mr. Nam, a construction worker at a building on Luong Yen Street, recounted: "I was building plaster walls on the 23rd floor, and I saw the building shaking and dizzy. I exhorted everyone and a jogging circuit. from the 23rd floor to escape.

At that time, I could only run very fast, not knowing what was happening to the building under construction ".