A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck the northern mountainous Dien Bien Province's Dien Bien District yesterday evening, according to the local earthquake observation station.
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| A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck the northern mountainous Dien Bien Province's Dien Bien District yesterday evening, according to the local earthquake observation station. |
The tremor caused anxiety among many local residents, though there were no losses or injuries reported, head of the station, Nguyen Thai Son, said, adding that the quake measured 4 on the 12 point MSK-64 scale.
He added that the epicenter was some 14-15km from Dien Bien Phu city.
The Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale, also known as the MSK or MSK-64, is a macroseismic intensity scale used to evaluate the severity of ground tremors on the basis of observed effects in the area of an earthquake.
