A 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien yesterday morning, March 4.
According to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics, the incident occurred in Dien Bien District’s Noong Luong Commune which is some 15 kilometres from Dien Bien Phu City’s centre.
No losses were reported following the earthquake which lasted for just around two seconds.
This has been the second earthquake in Dien Bien Province so far this year. Earlier, on January 9, the province also experienced a 2.6-magnitude tremor.
Earthquakes are normal in the mountainous province of Dien Bien as it is situated on the fault systems of Dien Bien, Lai Chau and Song Ma, Son La.
Over the past 100 years, three big earthquakes with magnitudes of over 5 on the Richter scale were recorded in Dien Bien, one in 1935 (magnitude of 6.9), another in 1983 (magnitude of 6.7) and the latest in 2001 (magnitude of 5.3).
Last year, the province witnessed several light earthquakes.
Dien Bien experiences earthquake
A 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien yesterday morning, March 4.
Source: dtinews.vn, TP
