Video captured the moment of the earthquake damaged and destroyed hundreds of houses in northern Vietnam on July 27, 2020 in Son La Province, Vietnam. According to the witnesses, the earthquake struck at noon, they felt the earth shake violently, the walls began to shake and crack, the ceiling fell. They quickly moved out of the houses.
According to reports, an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred in the Son La area within 10 seconds. This is the first time the area has experienced such an earthquake. Immediately after the earthquake, there were about 3 aftershocks with magnitude 3.0 on the Richter.
The earthquake damaged nearly 200 houses in the area. Some houses have collapsed and were seriously damaged. Thankfully, no human damage.