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Eight earthquake monitoring stations installed in Kon Tum Province

Eight earthquake monitoring stations have been installed in the areas of Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant and Dak Drinh Hydropower Plant in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.
Eight earthquake monitoring stations installed in Kon Tum Province ảnh 1Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant (Photo: VNA)

Kon Tum (VNS/VNA) — Eight earthquake monitoring stationshave been installed in the areas of Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant and Dak DrinhHydropower Plant in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

Le Nhu Nhat, director of the provincial Industry and Trade Departmentsaid that the installation of the two newest earthquake monitoring stationshave recently been finished by the Dak Drinh Hydropower Joint Stock Company –the investor of Dak Drinh Hydropower Plant.

It aims to accurately and fully record earthquakes occurring inKon Plong district and surrounding areas, he said.

Based on warnings from the earthquake monitoring stations, localauthorities and people in earthquake zones can take proactive measures toprevent damage to people and property that may occur due to earthquakes, hesaid.

Since 2021, the district has recorded more than 300 earthquakes.The strongest earthquake was 4.7 magnitude with strong tremors felt in thecoastal central city of Da Nang.

Initially, scientists from the Institute of Geophysics said thatrecent earthquakes in the province were stimulated earthquakes, caused by theaccumulation of water in hydroelectric reservoirs.

But to confirm the cause and have a basis for forecasting, theinstitute needs to conduct surveys, observations and detailed geologicalstudies in the area, scientists said./.

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