Kon Tum Province in Vietnam's Central Highlands experienced a magnitude-4.2 earthquake on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Institute of Geophysics.

The tremor occurred at approximately 1:05 pm, with its epicenter located in Kon Plong District.

The quake's impact was felt as far as Pleiku City in Gia Lai Province, about 100 kilometers away.

Nguyen Hong Anh, an official in Pleiku, recounted feeling the ground shake and his office building tremble while he was resting on the fourth floor.

"It lasted only a few seconds," he said.

In Kon Plong, forest ranger Dinh Hong Khoan described the tremor's effects at a forest protection station near the Thuong Kon Tum hydropower reservoir.

"The ground and the roof shook violently for about 4-5 seconds," Khoan said, noting that no damage was observed.

By 2:30 pm, the district had experienced seven additional tremors, with magnitudes ranging from three to 3.4.

The area has been hit by numerous earthquakes in recent weeks, causing concerns among residents.

On August 8, five earthquakes reaching a magnitude of 2.5 to 4.2 struck Kon Plong, but posed no disaster risk.

Between July 28 and August 1, the district was hit by more than 60 earthquakes, most of them classified as level-zero natural disaster risk, except for the one with a magnitude of five that occurred at 11:35 am on July 28.

The tremors were felt not only in Kon Tum but also across many other provinces and cities in Vietnam, and even in some areas of neighboring Thailand and Cambodia.

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