Vietnam district shaken 12 times in hours

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A neighborhood in Kon Plong District in Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, May 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Tran Hoa

 

Kon Plong District in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum experienced 12 earthquakes of 2.5-4.7 in magnitude from Tuesday afternoon to early Wednesday.

 

The first, at 2:08 p.m. on Tuesday, had a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale, making it the strongest earthquake to ever hit Kon Tum, causing tremors in neighboring provinces of Gia Lai, Quang Ngai, Quang Nam, and Da Nang.

 

The next 11 quakes had a magnitude of 2.5-2.9. The latest was recorded at 1:21 a.m. on Wednesday.

 

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