Hanoi Building shook because of the continuous earthquake in Son La

19h15 on 19/7 many people on high-rise buildings in Hanoi clearly felt the shaking, found objects in the house suddenly fell . The Institute of Geophysics confirmed that this time two earthquakes in Son La occurred.

Kieu Minh, living on the 12th floor, My Dinh urban area (Cau Giay, Hanoi), is having dinner with her family in the evening when she suddenly sees people shaking and feeling unusual."I have never felt so strange. At this time I went to work in the rain, so I thought maybe I was sick. But my mother said that she also felt clearly about the shaking," Minh said.

Location of earthquake center in Muong La and Son La districts at 19h14.(Photo: Institute of Geophysics)

Seeing the large vase of flowers on the table suddenly wobbly and wobbling, Mrs. Minh thought that there must be an earthquake, so she ran to the balcony and looked around, but the other families seemed to be quiet."Maybe because of the heavy rain, many people don't feel it," said Minh.

Having finished dinner, Mr. Ha Giang's family in Thanh Xuan area who was sitting drinking water watching TV, suddenly small furniture in the house naturally fell."My whole family is all afraid, after a few minutes everything is back to normal, I know it is due to earthquake shaking , " Giang said.

Many people in other high-rise buildings in other areas in Hanoi, such as Hai Ba Trung and Dong Da districts, also felt the shaking.

People in Little Ong town, Muong La and Son La districts reflect that the earthquake is quite strong, lasting about 30 seconds, causing people to panic out of the house. Some items such as cupboards are knocked down.

In particular, after the earthquake, some houses in sub-area 5, Little Ong town appear cracks in the wall about 40cm long, 0.2cm wide.

Location of earthquake center in Muong La and Son La districts at 20h23.(Photo: Institute of Geophysics)

Talking to PV, Mr. Nguyen Hong Phuong, deputy director of the Earthquake Alert and Tsunami Warning Center (Hanoi Institute of Geophysics), said Hanoi was shaken by the spread of Son earthquake. La.

At 19h14 on July 19, the 4.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in Muong La and Son La districts with a depth of about 8.5km.

Then, at 20h23, this point occurred an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 on the Richter scale, a depth of about 8km.

Son La province often occurs earthquakes due to lying on the fault of the Ma River. The strongest earthquake recorded here is 6.8 richter. According to scientists, this is one of seven key areas at risk of earthquakes in the Northwest region. The remaining six points are Dien Bien, Lai Chau town, Muong La town, Muong Lay town, Tuan Giao town and Tam Duong town.