Ha Tinh: Shaken with an explosion of earthquakes, panicked people ran out of the house

At 6 o'clock this morning (October 18), an earthquake with slight vibration accompanied by noise occurred in Ky Anh district and Ky Anh town (Ha Tinh), causing people to panic and run. away from home.

At the time mentioned above, in some communes in Ky Anh coastal area such as Ky Khang, Ky Phu and Ky Xuan, people discovered that the ground had shaking phenomenon, only in less than 30 minutes, there were 3 waves. vibrations occur.

According to the reflection of the people, at that time, everything in the house was shaken, many people thought that the house had a "problem" but when asking people around, everyone confirmed that there was such a phenomenon.

Due to the fact that there are real earthquakes, some people in worrying coastal communes have run out of their houses to prevent unexpected incidents.

People in some coastal communes of Ky Anh district clearly felt the earthquake, many panicked and ran out of the house.

Mr. Nguyen Van Trong - Head of Ky Anh district's agricultural department confirmed the above information and said that the earthquake occurred about 6: 15 minutes this morning (October 18).

At this time, people in Ky Khang commune will have the most sense because houses and furniture are shaking and even falling to the ground, many people panicked and ran out of fear of collapsing houses.

According to Mr. Trong: 'there are 3 waves, each lasting about 3 to 4 seconds. No damage has been reported at the moment, but the aftershock of the shaking has made people panic, some households near the sea have heard a sound like an explosion '.

'Currently, we are sending people to the communes to review the situation. According to preliminary reports from the communes, there is no damage, the incident only makes people unsafe, ' Mr. Trong said.

According to PV's record, not only in Ky Anh district has recorded the above incident, but also in the area of ​​Song Tri Ward (Ky Anh Town) and the surrounding areas also recorded a tremor with vibration. Gently shake at tall buildings.

Mr. Duong Duc Thang (residing in Bau Da hamlet, Ky Hoa commune) informed that, at about 6 am, while he was in the toilet, he felt a shaking accompanied by a sound like an explosion.

Mr. Thang said, the incident only lasted about 5 seconds then no longer heard anything more.

Earlier, on January 14, 2018, a mild earthquake was recorded in Ha Tinh city.

At that time, in response to the press, Mr. Tran Duc Ta, Director of Ha Tinh Hydrometeorology Center said: This is a mild and frequent earthquake phenomenon but does not cause damage nor has the level of danger dangerous.