Song Tranh 2 hydropower reservoir (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A 2.7-magnitude earthquake was reported in Bac Tra My district of thecentral province of Quang Nam on October25, according to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Vietnam Academy of Scienceand Technology (VAST)’s Institute of Geophysics.
On October 21, two 2.6-magnitude earthquakes also occurred in Bac Tra Min at9:32 am. More than two hours later, a quake measuring 2.8 magnitude happened inNam Tra My district.
Nguyen Hong Phuong, vice director of the centre, said that the earthquakes in thetwo districts, which are believed to be near Song Tranh 2 hydropower reservoir,so they are identified as earthquakes that occurred when the water storage wascarried out in the reservoir.
Scientists said that quakes like these would not cause toogreat damage to the people.
According to the centre, asmany as 75 quakes of between 2.5-3.9 magnitude were reported in Bac Tra Mydistrict from 2017 to August 2018. All of these are directly related tohydropower activities. -VNA
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