Hanoi shakes because of earthquake aftershocks

Residents living in many high-rise buildings in Hanoi have a disturbance at 21:00 pm on March 24. The aftershocks of two 7-magnitude earthquakes in Myanmar caused level 5 tremors in Hanoi, causing many people to experience the feeling of "rocking" mixed with panic.

People in high-rise areas fell to the courtyard when they felt the aftershocks at 21:00 tonight on March 24.
(Photo: otofun)

Mr. Dinh Quoc Van, Deputy Head of Earthquake Observatory (Institute of Geophysics) confirmed, tremors in Hanoi at 21:00 tonight in Hanoi strong level 5 . (According to VTC)

Still not panic, Ms. Anh Tuyet, a person living in the 22nd floor of CT1 in Xa La urban area - Ha Dong, at that time, about 21:00, she was looking at the mirror and suddenly felt the mirror . moving. ' Mom! Why does the mirror vibrate like this? 'Tuyet turned to her mother.

Tuyet's mother at that time felt like she was leaning. Tuyet's sister, who was ill in bed, suddenly found the bed swinging . Hearing everyone ringing and shouting outside the stairs, 3 mothers and children rushed out.

A woman who lived a floor higher than Anh Tuyet's house said that at that time, she suddenly saw things as if she were filming. ' I said I was at home but I felt like I was flying .' Another man was on the 23rd floor of the building, the chandelier of his house dangling right in front of his eyes.

The unspoken face still exists after many minutes out of the building (Photo: Dan Tri)

After the startling moment many people ran out and moved downstairs. The sound of footsteps running loudly at the stairs. The sound of people calling each other harmonizes with the sound of moving, making the whole building become noisy.

Many families with very young children rushed to bring their children down without wearing warm clothes.

At the CT2 building in Xa La urban area, Mr. Duc Hai, who lives on the 10th floor, said that at that time he saw the door and the curtain shaking. Hai felt 'shocked' and thought he might have high blood pressure. But at that moment, outside the staircase, many people ran into chaos, even panicked people could not keep up their slippers.

Most households run quickly along the stairway to the first floor. Many people who have run down the yard of the building still can't hide their panic. Some people said that there was still a feeling of headache and a little "stunned" after coming down for a long time.

After a period of ' divination ', the family took a taxi to a relative's house with a low-rise house elsewhere to stay overnight.

Kim Dung, who lives in Dien Bien and is currently staying in Linh Dam, said: " My family in the first floor found it natural to see the bags hanging swaying, looking out the door to see a little trembling, so sitting still, resuming In Dien Bien, my family also got sick, the family called me to say that I had two battles there, everyone ran out . "

" Evacuate " down to empty land in Trung Hoa - Nhan Chinh urban area (Photo: Dan Tri)

Dao Thi Dat, a house in Trung Yen 1 high-rise apartment building, said she was sitting indoors and saw a wall clock swinging and shaking on the table. ' At first she felt dizzy when she thought she was sick but after that, everyone in the apartment rioted and rushed to the stairs to run, ' said Ms. Dat.

Hundreds of people, big and small, young and old, compete to run down the stairs, not forgetting to carry on important things. Children who were evacuated by their parents down to the foot of the building panicked and cried, disturbing the whole urban area.

' It was 73 years old and did not understand how to run from the 9th floor to here, but I was able to push against the young wing. I thought it was dead this time. Thinking about Vietnam as well as Japan and shivering, "Minh Tri, staying at the Dich Vong Urban Area - Cau Giay area is still panting.

Meanwhile, some listeners said the Voice of Vietnam said that the station reported that Vietnam suffered from aftershocks from earthquakes in Myanmar - Thailand. The bewildered people looked at each other, no one dared to enter the house.

Share the feeling of "shaking" (Photo: Dan Tri)

Children who stand for a long time in the cold only wear a thin coat so they are very cold. Many people who can't stand cold gather in the lobby, one hears the building management disseminating some information, how to respond when the incident occurs. The first floor is very crowded but most people don't dare to go home. Some families rushed, the unlocked door was only able to cut people up to lock the door and then run down again, in case there were any changes that could run right out.

Reader Ha Pham sent information very quickly to the editorial office and said: ' At 21h15 minutes on March 24, people in B3A, B3B, B3C and B3D houses in Nam Trung Yen urban area, Hanoi a shocked panic when sitting watching television, the furniture in the room shook violently. The things in the house from the aquarium to the television all shook. A lot of people immediately ran out . '

Mr. Nam's house on the 16th floor, Song Da building told PV People, the earthquake rocked the building in about 10 seconds, furniture fell apart, and the apartment complex ran down to the ground. Many people carried the mats down below, did not dare to go home anymore. According to many sources from readers calling to the newsroom, the aftershocks they felt also occurred in the N06 area, Dich Vong, Cau Giay, Ngoc Khanh, Tay Ho, Chua Boc, Thai Thinh, Phap Van, Nga. Tu So, Van Quan - Ha Dong, Thuy Khue, Linh Nam .

After a long time, many people still see the head 'stunned' (Photo: Dan Tri)

Reported by the PV in Trung Hoa - Nhan Chinh urban area (Thanh Xuan district), people living on high floors said, they felt quite shaken. Many sluggish people run down to the yard 'to avoid accidents '. Uncle Phuong (room 1008, house 24T2, KDT Trung Hoa - Nhan Chinh) said that around 21:00, he was sitting on a computer when he suddenly saw the computer screen vibrate. He turned to ask the maid if he saw anything, this person shook his head and did not see. ' At that moment, the loudspeaker of the building rang out, saying there was an earthquake and asked all the people in the building to move down the courtyard to follow the stairs ', Phuong was not panic.

The area near Vong intersection is also affected by vibration. Along Tran Dai Nghia Street, near the National Economics University, many people fear strong earthquakes have rushed to the road. The uninterrupted crowds talked about shaking, and wondered, worried about an earthquake in Hanoi.

Some people in a Trung Hoa - Nhan Chinh apartment complex remained in the yard
after earthquake aftershocks have occurred. (Photo: Dan Tri)

Immediately after the aftershock, members of Otofun.net forums , VOZForum have made up-to-date topics about earthquakes. Many areas were informed by the members that they were shaking and felt shocked: Trung Yen, Trung Hoa - Nhan Chinh, My Dinh, Dinh Cong, Linh Dam, Bach Mai, Minh Khai, Quynh Mai, Trung Tu, Lieu Giai, Cau Giay, Thanh Xuan, Bach Khoa, Nguyen An Ninh, Au Trieu, .