A 7.1-magnitude tremor has struck Qinghai, China at a depth of 10 kilometres, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reports. Seismologists around the world have registered the quake as ranging from 6.9 to 7.0 on the Richter scale.
China's earthquake administration has reported a 7.4-magnitude tremor near Madoi County at a depth of 17 kilometres.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the epicentre of the tremor is located 385 kilometres southwest of the city of Xining with a total population of nearly 760,000 people. There have been no reports about any fatalities or injuries so far.
A 6.0-magnitude quake was previously registered in southern China.
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Magnitude Mw 7.4
Region SOUTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA
Date time 2021-05-21 18:04:14.5 UTC
Location 34.58 N ; 98.36 E
Depth 10 km
Distances :
524 km WSW of Lanzhou, China / pop: 2,628,000 / local time: 02:04:14.5 2021-05-22
382 km SW of Xining, China / pop: 767,000 / local time: 02:04:14.5 2021-05-22
One person has died and another six got injured in an earthquake in southwestern China, the CCTV reported on Friday.
ReplyDeleteEarlier in the day, approximately 20 tremors rocked the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, which is a part of the Yunnan province.
The strongest one with a magnitude of 6.4 was registered at 9:48 p.m. local time (13:48 GMT).
According to the broadcaster, the current information lists one person dead and six others injured. The data is being checked.
Magnitude Mw 6.1
DeleteRegion YUNNAN, CHINA
Date time 2021-05-21 13:48:37.9 UTC
Location 25.74 N ; 100.05 E
Depth 12 km
Distances
127 km S of Lijiang, China / pop: 1,137,000 / local time: 21:48:37.9 2021-05-21
24 km NW of Dali, China / pop: 134,000 / local time: 21:48:37.9 2021-05-21