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2012 Yangzhou earthquake
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Earthquake in China
2012 Yangzhou earthquake 2012-07-20 12:11:52 601453276 usp000jp7n 2012 07 20 yes 20:11:52 CST China 4.9 b y 13.9 km miAmerican sources or 5 km miChinese sources 32.990 N 119.645 E inline,title China 1 dead, 2 injured
The 2012 Yangzhou earthquake occurred in Jiangsu Province of the People's Republic of China at 20:11 (UTC+8) in Yangzhou on July 20.
Location
The epicenter was located at the boundary of Baoying County and Gaoyou City, both of which under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou.Sohu.com. "Sohu.com." 高邮宝应4.9级地震为江苏陆地20年来最大地震 Retrieved on 2012-07-21. The earthquake could be felt in a number of nearby cities including Changzhou, Xuzhou, Zhenjiang and Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province.
Damage
The quake measured 4.9 on the body wave magnitude scale.M 4.9 – 22 km W of Xinghua, China https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000jp7n/executive United States Geological Survey 24 March 2022 According to official sources, one person died and two were injured as a result of the earthquake. Thirteen rooms collapsed and 155 rooms were severely damaged.People.com.cn. "People.com.cn https://web.archive.org/web/20140310191547/http://www.people.com.cn/h/2012/0721/c25408-3852112415.html 2014-03-10 ." 江苏高邮市宝应县交界4.9级地震致1人死亡、2人受伤 Retrieved on 2012-07-21.
References
External links
M4.9 – Jiangsu, China – United States Geological Survey
Yangzhou Earthquake
Category:2012 disasters in China
Category:Earthquakes in Jiangsu
Category:July 2012 in China