Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake 63 km southwest of Tam Kỳ, Vietnam

Thu, 5 Aug 2021, 00:46 00:46 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.2 quake 5 Aug 7:12 am (GMT +7)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred 32 minutes ago 63 km southwest of Tam Kỳ, Vietnam, Thailand's Earthquake Observation Division (TMD) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Tam Kỳ, Tỉnh Quảng Nam, Vietnam, in the morning on Thursday 5 August 2021 at 7:12 am local time. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tam Kỳ (pop. 59,000) located 63 km from the epicenter, Hoi An (pop. 32,800) 75 km away, Turan (pop. 752,500) 88 km away, and Quảng Ngãi (pop. 33,000) 93 km away.

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Date & time: 5 Aug 2021 7:12 am (GMT +7) local time (5 Aug 2021 00:12 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.32°N / 107.95°E

(Tỉnh Quảng Nam, Vietnam)
Primary data source: TMD

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