Magnitude-3.4 earthquake jolts northern Vietnamese province
Monday, May 27, 2024, 16:55 GMT+7
A magnitude-3.4 earthquake struck Nho Quan District, Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam on Monday morning, according to the Institute of Geophysics.
The quake occurred at 9:27 am at a depth of some 17 kilometers.
Many residents in Nho Quan District and the neighboring Thach Thanh District of Thanh Hoa Province felt the tremor.
Nguyen Nuong, a local resident, reported feeling her house's doors shaking accompanied by sounds for approximately 10 seconds.
“I saw metal roofing sheets and shelves rattling. My son shouted about the earthquake and I also felt the shaking clearly,” Thuy Hien, another resident, recalled.
The quake posed no risks of disasters, according to the Institute of Geophysics.
The institute said it was still keeping a close watch on the phenomenon.
In 2005, Ninh Binh Province experienced a magnitude-3.1 earthquake.
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