Kon Tum continues to experience a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in Kon Plong district.

This morning, November 13, the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center - Institute of Geophysics (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) has just recorded another earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0, occurring in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province.

The earthquake occurred at 10:02 a.m., at coordinates 14.774 degrees North latitude - 108.260 degrees East longitude; focal depth of about 8.1 km; no risk of natural disaster.

According to the Institute of Geophysics, earthquakes in Kon Plong district have occurred frequently and continuously since 2021. In this area, the highest magnitude earthquake recorded in many years was 4.7, which occurred on the afternoon of August 23, 2022.

Director of the Institute of Geophysics Nguyen Xuan Anh said that Kon Tum province in general and Kon Plong district in particular belong to a small fault zone.

Earthquakes in Kon Plong district have a magnitude of no more than 5. Although earthquakes in this area occur frequently, they have not reached a risk warning level.

The Institute of Geophysics regularly informs the authorities and people in this area about earthquake activities; at the same time, the Institute's staff continues to monitor and process data on earthquakes in Kon Plong district.

According to Director Nguyen Xuan Anh, people need to stay calm, strictly follow the instructions of local authorities and functional agencies; at the same time, proactively reinforce their houses and equip themselves with knowledge about earthquake prevention and control.

Local authorities and functional agencies need to increase propaganda about these prevention and avoidance methods; at the same time, clearly inform people about the intensity and risk level of recent earthquakes.