3.6 magnitude earthquake in Mang Ri, Quang Ngai

According to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center (Institute of Earth Sciences, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), on the morning of October 3, an earthquake occurred in Mang Ri commune, Quang Ngai, the earthquake had a magnitude of 3.6, natural disaster risk level 0.

Specifically, the 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred at 10:53:45 ( Hanoi time) on October 3, with coordinates 14.867 degrees North latitude, 108.126 degrees East longitude, and a focal depth of about 8.1 km. Disaster risk level 0.

Previously, on September 11, many scattered earthquakes also occurred around this area; in which on September 11, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5, level 1 natural disaster risk occurred in Mang But commune, Quang Ngai .

According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Anh, Director of the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center (Institute of Earth Sciences), this is a trigger earthquake. From 2021 to now, hundreds of earthquakes have been recorded in Quang Ngai (former Kon Tum province, concentrated in the former Kon Plong district), in which the earthquakes caused widespread tremors. The largest was the earthquake at noon on July 28, 2024 with a magnitude of 5.0; before that on August 23, 2022, there was a magnitude 4.7 earthquake.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Anh assessed that "triggered earthquakes" were the cause of earthquakes in recent years in Kon Tum province (old). "According to preliminary studies, earthquakes in Kon Tum (old) are forecast to continue in the coming time, but the magnitude is unlikely to be greater than 5.5. However, more detailed studies are still needed to assess earthquake activity in this area," Mr. Xuan Anh commented.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/dong-dat-co-do-lon-36-tai-mang-ri-quang-ngai-20251003115437380.htm