2008 Panzhihua earthquake

Earthquake in Sichuan, China November 2024 2008 Panzhihua earthquake 2008-08-30 08:30:54 13392944 iscgem13392944 2008 8 30 16:30:54 CST 2008 Sichuan-Yunnan earthquake.jpg 6.1 s y (CEA); 6.0 w y (USGS)M 6.0 – Sichuan-Yunnan border region, China https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem13392944/executive United States Geological Survey 11.0 km 26.0 N 101.9 E(Renhe (仁和), Panzhihua, Sichuan) China VIII 439 43 dead, 589 injuredhttps://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2008/2008_deaths.php Deaths from Earthquakes in 2008 United States Geological Survey 2012-10-30 2015-10-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151003064028/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2008/2008_deaths.php 2015-10-03 The 2008 Panzhihua earthquake struck southern Sichuan province, China on August 30 at 16:30:50.5 China Standard Time (8:30:50.5 UTC with a surface-wave magnitude of 6.1, or 6.0 w y. It is also cited as the Renhe-Huili earthquake,http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/html/ff808181126bebda01126bec4dd00001/_content/08_08/31/1220185201802.html Roughly: Sequence of Renhe-Huili earthquakes (仁和-会理地震序列目录) Sichuan Earthquake Administration (四川防震减灾信息网, SCEA) September 2, 2008 September 8, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080908054927/http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/html/ff808181126bebda01126bec4dd00001/_content/08_08/31/1220185201802.html September 8, 2008 dead especially in SCEA reports and early CEA reports. It was not an aftershock of the Sichuan earthquake that occurred several months prior. With more than 400 aftershocks, it caused over 40 deaths, the collapse of 10,000 homes and damage to other infrastructure in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan. The maximum liedu was VIII (Heavily damaging). Earthquake According to the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) and Sichuan Earthquake Administration (SCEA), the (s y) 6.1 shock struck southern Sichuan province, China on August 30, 2008, at 16:30:50.5 China Standard Time (CST – 0730 UTC). The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported it at (w y) 6.0. The earthquake's epicenter was located at 26.2 N 101.9 E,This is given by CEA. USGS reports latitude as 26.0. in the Renhe District of Panzhihua, Sichuan, which is 50 km southeast of the city center. The epicenter is 60 km from Huili County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, 30 km from Yongren County and 55 km from Yuanmou County in neighboring Yunnan province.http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_08/30/1220091040917.html Roughly: CEA immediately launches emergency response to the M6.1 Panzhihua-Huili earthquake (中国地震局立即开展四川攀枝花市仁和区、凉山彝族自治州会理县交界6.1级地震应急响应) China Earthquake Administration August 30, 2008 September 8, 2008 Chinese Whereas the Sichuan earthquake two and half months earlier in the same province continues to invoke aftershocks even after August 30, the Panzhihua earthquake was not one of them because it occurred on a different fault.http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/html/ff808181126bebda01126bec4dd00001/_content/08_09/01/1220256176221.html Roughly: Renhe-Huili M6.1 earthquake not directly related to Great Wenchuan earthquake (仁和-会理6.1级地震与汶川大地震无直接关系) Sichuan Earthquake Administration (四川防震减灾信息网, SCEA) September 1, 2008 September 8, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080905123630/http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/html/ff808181126bebda01126bec4dd00001/_content/08_09/01/1220256176221.html September 5, 2008 dead http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_09/02/1220328119176.html Roughly: Part III of emergency response to the M6.1 earthquake at the border of Renhe-Huili, Sichuan: Seismic tectonic background (四川攀枝花市仁和区-凉山州会理县交界6.1级地震现场应急工作系列报道之三地震构造背景) China Earthquake Administration September 2, 2008 September 7, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080909010621/http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_09/02/1220328119176.html September 9, 2008 live Impact By September 5, authorities confirmed 43 deaths (37 in Sichuan, 6 in Yunnan) and 589 injuries. CEA also reported the collapse of 10,000 homes, and damage had occurred to 190,000 more. Considerable damage to highways, bridges, and reservoirs were reported. Intensity The seismic intensity map published by SCEA shows a maximum liedu of VIII on the China seismic intensity scale (CSIS), somewhat equivalent to VIII (Heavily damaging) on EMS-94 from which CSIS drew reference.http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/html/ff808181126bebda01126bec4dd00001/_content/08_09/18/1221726644195.html Roughly: Seismic Intensity Map for the M6.1 earthquake near the border of Renhe, Panzhihua and Huili, Liangshan (四川省攀枝花市仁和区、凉山彝族自治州会理县交界 6.1级地震烈度分布图) September 18, 2008 September 20, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080921084247/http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/html/ff808181126bebda01126bec4dd00001/_content/08_09/18/1221726644195.html September 21, 2008 dead The area affected by liedu VIII earthquakes covered a north–south oriented oval of 628 km2 centered around the epicenter, 39 km long and 19 km wide, including 28 km2 in Yunnan province. The total area of liedu VI (Slightly damaging) and above is 9,634 km2, of which 6,265 km2 are in Sichuan. Aftershocks A s 5.6 aftershock (5.5 w according to USGS) struck the same location on August 31, 2008, at 16:31:09.6 CST (08:31 UTC),http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_08/31/1220173016086.html Roughly: A M5.6 earthquake struck the border of Panzhihua and Huili, Sichuan on 31st at 16:31 (31日16时31分四川攀枝花市仁和区、凉山彝族自治州会理县交界发生5.6级地震) China Earthquake Administration August 31, 2008 September 7, 2008 Chinesehttp://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/dailyReport.jsp?id=8c039fff-733c-462c-9503-d38b85cc5cc5 Roughly: A M5.6 earthquake struck the border of Renhe-Huili (仁和-会理交界发生5.6级地震) Sichuan Earthquake Administration (四川防震减灾信息网, SCEA) August 31, 2008 September 7, 2008 Chinese dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090328114313/http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/dailyReport.jsp?id=8c039fff-733c-462c-9503-d38b85cc5cc5 March 28, 2009https://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008wjar.php Magnitude 5.6 – SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REGION, CHINA United States Geological Survey August 30, 2008 September 1, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080902210358/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008wjar.php September 2, 2008 dead causing at least two additional deaths. By midnight CST September 1, there had been 439 aftershocks including the M5.6 one and two more exceeding M4.0. Incidentally, a s 3.0 earthquake very close to the main quake's epicenter preceded the main quake by 2 hours 15 minutes.http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/dailyReport.jsp?id=a63b3caf-0181-4a77-9335-44bd31021e69 Roughly: A M3.0 earthquake struck the border of Renhe-Huili (仁和-会理交界发生3.0级地震) Sichuan Earthquake Administration (四川防震减灾信息网, SCEA) August 30, 2008 September 7, 2008 Chinese dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090328114317/http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/dailyReport.jsp?id=a63b3caf-0181-4a77-9335-44bd31021e69 March 28, 2009 Reported epicenter was Lat.26.3, Long.101.9. Response Although the quake-stricken area is relatively low in population, reported at 118/km2, early casualties and property damage were significant.http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_08/30/1220099965410.html Roughly: CEA quickly launches seismic monitoring and emergency response to the M6.1 Panzhihua earthquake (中国地震局迅速部署四川攀枝花市6.1级地震震情监视跟踪和应急处置工作) China Earthquake Administration August 30, 2008 September 8, 2008 Chinesehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7591152.stm China earthquake death toll rises BBC News September 1, 2008 September 1, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080901063546/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7591152.stm September 1, 2008 live Within two hours, the CEA invoked its Level III emergency response protocol for disaster relief. Roughly: CEA decides to launch Level III emergency response procedure (中国地震局启动地震应急预案III级应急响应决定) China Earthquake Administration http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_08/30/1220100616200.html August 30, 2008 September 7, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080909063610/http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_08/30/1220100616200.html September 9, 2008 live 8,000 troops and para-militia were deployed to the disaster area.https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080901/wl_asia_afp/chinaquake;_ylt=Ah0t0p0lZxv87BkVo3IRW1cBxg8F China rushes troops to quake zone as toll rises Yahoo News September 1, 2008 September 1, 2008 October 2010 H3llBot See also 2008 Sichuan earthquake References Roughly: 439 aftershocks since the M6.1 Panzhihua earthquake (四川省攀枝花6.1级地震后已发生439次余震) China Earthquake Administration http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_09/01/1220257752276.html August 31, 2008 September 7, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080909213926/http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_09/01/1220257752276.html September 9, 2008 live Roughly: The M6.1 Panzhihua earthquake has caused 38 deaths and 589 injuries (四川攀枝花市6.1级地震已造成38人死亡，589人受伤) China Earthquake Administration http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_09/02/1220346190649.html September 2, 2008 September 7, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080913144909/http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_09/02/1220346190649.html September 13, 2008 dead Roughly: A M6.1 earthquake struck the border of Panzhihua and Huili, Sichuan. (四川攀枝花市仁和区、凉山彝族自治州会理县交界发生6.1级地震) China Earthquake Administration http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_08/30/1220087184210.html August 30, 2008 September 7, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080915091931/http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_08/30/1220087184210.html September 15, 2008 dead Roughly: A M6.1 earthquake struck the border of Renhe-Huili. (仁和-会理交界发生6.1级地震) Sichuan Earthquake Administration (四川防震减灾信息网, SCEA) http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/dailyReport.jsp?id=ef25b574-480b-4620-8701-d365206da39d August 30, 2008 September 7, 2008 Chinese dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090328114324/http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/dailyReport.jsp?id=ef25b574-480b-4620-8701-d365206da39d March 28, 2009 http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/html/ff808181126bebda01126bec4dd00001/_content/08_09/05/1220608312876.html Roughly: Death toll in our province from the M6.1 Renhe-Huili earthquake has increased by 3 (仁和-会理6.1级地震我省新增死亡3人) Sichuan Earthquake Administration (四川防震减灾信息网, SCEA) September 5, 2008 September 7, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080913211015/http://www.eqsc.gov.cn/manage/html/ff808181126bebda01126bec4dd00001/_content/08_09/05/1220608312876.html September 13, 2008 dead External links http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/panzhihua/index.html Special Edition for the M6.1 Panzhihua earthquake (攀枝花6.1级地震专辑) China Earthquake Administration September 8, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080910202637/http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/panzhihua/index.html September 10, 2008 dead http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_09/04/1220497195624.html Basic data about the Panzhihua earthquake area (四川攀枝花地震震区基本情况) China Earthquake Administration September 8, 2008 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20080921034241/http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_09/04/1220497195624.html September 21, 2008 live Contains a list of historic earthquakes in the area. 13392944 2008 Panzhihua Panzhihua earthquake Panzhihua earthquake Category:August 2008 in China Category:History of Panzhihua Category:2000s in Sichuan