An earthquake measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale has been detected in the northern upland province of Dien Bien yesterday morning, August 15.

An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Kon Plong District in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on August 1, according to the Institute of Geophysics.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum witnessed 33 earthquakes from 1903 to 2020 but has seen 169 just since last year, a massive growth from the previous century.

A minor earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Kon Plong district of Kon Tum province in the Central Highlands on October 21 evening, according to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics.

Two earthquakes struck the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on September 26, causing no human losses, according to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics.

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit Moc Chau district in the northern mountainous province of Son La at 8:13am on August 17, according to the Institute of Geophysics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 27 sent an urgent notice asking relevant units to address any consequences of recent earthquakes in the northern provinces of Son La, Lai Chau and Hoa Binh.

The waters off the coast of Binh Thuan province were hit by an earthquake reaching four on the Richter scale on the morning of July 15, but no tsunami warning has been issued shortly afterwards.

Muong Te District in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau was struck by a 2.5-magnitude earthquake at 3:47 a.m. on the morning of June 17, making it the third earthquake to hit the province in three days.

At least nine people including three children are dead in eastern Turkey after an earthquake with its epicentre in neighbouring Iran.

An earthquake occurred in many areas near Hoan Kiem Lake, Giay Bridge and Ha Dong district in capital city of Hanoi at 8:20am today. 

An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale hit the northwestern province of Dien Bien on September 5, which is the 8th to happen in the province this year.

Running across the northwest highlands of Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La and Hoa Binh before going down to Phu Tho to merge into the Red River, DA River makes a great contribution to the national grid system.

 The number of people known to have died in Indonesia in Friday's earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 1,200, the country's disaster response agency says.

 Japan's northern island of Hokkaido has been hit by a powerful earthquake, triggering landslides that engulfed houses.

 At least 82 people are now known to have died after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok.

 A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says.

 Earthquake early warning detection is more effective for minor quakes than major ones.

 A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake has rattled the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing more than a hundred people.