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Vietnam plagued by strongest series of quakes in 55 years
Posted on December 1, 2012
December 1, 2012 – VIETNAM – A quake measuring 4.1
on the Richter scale broke out Friday on the Vietnam-Laos border, in an
area near Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in Central Vietnam. The quake,
which was located at 18.65 degrees north latitude and 104.81 degrees
west longitude, occurred at 4:40:20 p.m. Hanoi time, said the Earthquake
Information and Tsunami Warning Center under the Global Physic
Institute. The quake, with its epicenter being 10 km underground in the
Lao territory, came from the Rao Nay fault that runs from northwest to
southeast from Laos to Ha Tinh, the center said. The intensity of
quakes coming from the fault can reach 6 degrees, experts warned. Last
month a quake measuring 4.7 on
the Richter scale hit Bac Tra My District of Quang Nam Province, also
in Central Vietnam. The quake, which broke out on November 15 near the
Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant, has been the strongestin the province in
the past 55 years. –Tuoitrenews
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
Posted on December 1, 2012
December 1, 2012 – VIETNAM – A quake measuring 4.1on the Richter scale broke out Friday on the Vietnam-Laos border, in an
area near Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in Central Vietnam. The quake,
which was located at 18.65 degrees north latitude and 104.81 degrees
west longitude, occurred at 4:40:20 p.m. Hanoi time, said the Earthquake
Information and Tsunami Warning Center under the Global Physic
Institute. The quake, with its epicenter being 10 km underground in the
Lao territory, came from the Rao Nay fault that runs from northwest to
southeast from Laos to Ha Tinh, the center said. The intensity of
quakes coming from the fault can reach 6 degrees, experts warned. Last
month a quake measuring 4.7 on
the Richter scale hit Bac Tra My District of Quang Nam Province, also
in Central Vietnam. The quake, which broke out on November 15 near the
Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant, has been the strongestin the province in
the past 55 years. –Tuoitrenews
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
