Strong earthquakes have never been seen in Quang Nam

At 20h42 on October 22, a super strong 4.6 magnitude earthquake rocked the administrative center of Pak Po in Nam Tra My district (about 30km from Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant).

At this time, hundreds of people in the Tak Po area panicked and ran out after a loud explosion came from the ground, accompanied by a tremor that lasted about 3 seconds.

The people of Bac Tra My panicked into the street because of fear of earthquakes. (Photo: TTO)

Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, living in village 1 of Tra Mai commune, said: ' I was watching television when I saw the whole house shaking, the cup was on the table to jingle. Then there was an explosion like thunder. ' At this time, Tra Mai secondary school teachers also panicked and fled outside while meeting the Trade Union school.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Hao - Chairman of Tra Don commune People's Committee (upstream of Tranh Tranh 2 hydropower plant) said that in the commune, the earthquake was very strong.'Although familiar with vibration activities, this time the people in the commune were worried and panic because the earthquake was very strong and the earthquake was very big' - Mr. Hao said.

According to the initial update, this earthquake has a fairly large radius. In districts such as Bac Tra My, Tien Phuoc, Hiep Duc, Nong Son, Phuoc Son, Thang Binh and Phu Ninh, people feel. Interestingly, in a district away from Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant, Que Son, but the people here still feel the vibration and explosion from underground.

Due to earthquakes happening at night, there are currently no specific statistics on the damage occurred. Initial information about epicenter of Bac Tra My district.

Exchange with PV right on the night of October 22, TS. Nguyen Hong Phuong, deputy director of the Earthquake Alert and Tsunami Alert Center, said the agency also received information about the earthquake. The initial information is a strong earthquake of 4.6 Richter scale, a depth of 7 km.

Reportedly, the strongest earthquake in this area was previously 4.1 Richter.