Earthquake of 3 degrees near Hanoi, many items in the house shook

On the morning of July 13, representatives from the Institute of Geophysics reported that an earthquake occurred in Bac Ninh Province.

Earthquake epicenter map provided by the Institute of Geophysics.

Specifically, at 16:20:08 (GMT) on July 12, which is 23:20:08 (Hanoi time) on the same day, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 occurred at coordinates (21.128°N, 106.236°E), with a focal depth of approximately 16 km. The earthquake struck in the area of Que Vo District, Bac Ninh Province. The level of disaster risk is classified as Level 0.

Many residents living in the area where the earthquake occurred reported that during this time, they felt some furniture in their homes shake for a few seconds.

The Earthquake Information Center and Tsunami Warning Center of the Institute of Geophysics are continuing to monitor this earthquake.

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