According to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center, Institute of Earth Sciences (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), on the afternoon of May 1, an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 occurred in Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province.

Specifically, the earthquake occurred at 12:20:16 (GMT), May 1, or 19:20:16 (Hanoi time), at the coordinates 15.181 degrees North latitude, 108.155 degrees East longitude.

The focal depth is about 8.1km. Disaster risk level 0.

The Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center said it is continuing to monitor this earthquake.

According to Dr. Nguyen Xuan Anh - Director of the Institute of Earth Sciences, when an earthquake occurs, people should hold on to a door frame or crawl under a table in case they are in a building with a solid structure.

If outdoors, people should stay away from power lines and poles and move to open areas.

If driving, people should try to pull over and stop./.

Source: https://baohatinh.vn/quang-nam-xay-ra-dong-dat-do-lon-38-tai-huyen-nam-tra-my-post287041.html