Vietnam is not affected by the Philippine earthquake

Recent seismic attacks in the Philippines and Taiwan have not affected Vietnam, but experts warn that if there are strong earthquakes in the Philippines, we need to be alert to the risk of tsunamis.

Yesterday, the US Geological Agency and the China Earthquake Center announced two earthquakes of magnitude 6 in the Philippines and 5.5 in the Richter scale in Taiwan.

According to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center, under the Institute of Geophysics, Vietnam is not affected by the earthquake in these two countries.

However, according to Dr. Nguyen Hong Phuong, deputy director of the center, Vietnam should prevent areas of tsunami sources caused by earthquakes.

Manila submerged zone (Manila Trench), where there is a risk of earthquakes causing tsunamis.
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" There are 9 areas of tsunami source that can affect the coast of our country. In which, the most dangerous source area is Manila submerged zone. Two other dangerous areas are the source zone in the fault zone off the North Central Coast, Southern Sea and source area at Riukiu submerged zone (Taiwan island), "Mr. Phuong said.

Theoretically, a magnitude 6.5 or higher earthquake could have caused a tsunami.If seismic happens in nearby waters, it can lead to tsunamis affecting Vietnam.

In that case, the most affected area will be the central coastal provinces from Da Nang to Quang Ngai, said Le Huy Minh, the director of the center.

According to Mr. Minh, when receiving signals from other tsunami warning centers such as the Pacific or Japan Tsunami Warning Center . the earthquake alert center and tsunami warning of Vietnam will rely on 25 plays. copies, along with a map system to identify directions, elevation, spread . from there, give tsunami warning messages to localities affected by tsunamis, to have timely response .