2014 Ludian earthquake

6.1 magnitude earthquake in Yunnan, China October 2024 2014 Ludian earthquake 2014-08-03 08:30:13 usb000rzmg 605131010 Zhoujiaping after Ludian earthquake.jpg The town of Zhoujiaping after the earthquake China Yunnan Map of Yunnan province of China, with the location of the earthquake epicenter and the provincial capital, Kunming, marked. Location of epicenter in Yunnan 3 August 2014 16:30:13 CST (UTC+8) 6.5 MLzh:云南省昭通市鲁甸县6.5级地震 Magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CC20140803163010.html 中国地震台网 3 August 2014 6 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140806043304/http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CC20140803163010.html dead http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CC20140803163010.html China Earthquake Network statistics 6 August 2014 6 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140806043304/http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CC20140803163010.html dead http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2014-08/04/content_2729200.htm Government announcement 4 August 2014 8 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808042313/http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2014-08/04/content_2729200.htm dead http://www.cea.gov.cn/publish/dizhenj/468/553/101160/101161/20140805221909099178847/index.html China Earthquake Administration statistics 6 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808061444/http://www.cea.gov.cn/publish/dizhenj/468/553/101160/101161/20140805221909099178847/index.html 8 August 2014 dead https://finance.yahoo.com/news/infinitus-china-donates-rmb-1-084700251.html Yahoo! Finance article 15 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150206124444/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/infinitus-china-donates-rmb-1-084700251.html 6 February 2015 dead 6.2 Mw 12.0 km mi on 27.245 N 103.427 E region:CN-53_type:event inline,title Yunnan, China Ludian County Huize County Qiaojia County IXIntensity of SW China quake reaches level IX https://reliefweb.int/report/china/intensity-sw-china-quake-reaches-level-ix ReliefWeb $9.91 billionhttp://earthquake-report.com/2014/08/03/very-strong-earthquake-sichuan-yunnan-guizhou-rg-china-on-august-3-2014/ Deadly earthquake in Ludian county (Yunnan), China – at least 398 people killed + over 6 bn USD in damage. Earthquake-Report.com Armand Vervaeck 3 August 2014 3 August 2014 8 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051235/http://earthquake-report.com/2014/08/03/very-strong-earthquake-sichuan-yunnan-guizhou-rg-china-on-august-3-2014/ usurped 615 dead, 3,143 injured, 112 missing The 2014 Ludian earthquake struck Ludian County, Yunnan, China, with a moment magnitude of 6.2 on 3 August.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000rzmg#summary M 6.2 - 33 km WSW of Zhaotong, China United States Geological Survey 3 August 2014 3 August 2014 The earthquake killed at least 615 people, injuring at least 2,400 others. At least 114 people remained missing.http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/zwgk/mzyw/201408/20140800678456.shtml zh:云南鲁甸地震遇难人数增至617人 Ludian, Yunnan earthquake death toll rises to 617 Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China 8 August 2014 8 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808072909/http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/zwgk/mzyw/201408/20140800678456.shtml 8 August 2014 dead Over 12,000 houses collapsed and 30,000 were damaged.Un séisme fait au moins 367 morts en Chine http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2014/08/03/97001-20140803FILWWW00099-un-seisme-fait-au-moins-150-morts-en-chine.php Le Figaro fr 3 August 2014 3 August 2014 According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred 29 km mi on west-southwest of Zhaotong city at 16:30 local time (08:30 UTC).Earthquake kills 26 in south-west China https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-28630110 3 August 2014 BBC News 3 August 2014https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-earthquake-idUSKBN0G307D20140803 At least 175 dead after quake hits southwest China Reuters 3 August 2014 3 August 2014https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-28635027 Earthquake killed 398 people and more than 1.800 were injured BBC News 4 August 2014 4 August 2014 Tectonic setting thumb|left|220px|Satellite image of the immediate area affected by the Ludian earthquake. Size of red circles represent number of deceased per county. The earthquake occurred at 16:30, Beijing time (08:30 UTC), on 3 August 2014. American geological surveys indicated that the epicenter was 29 km mi on WSW of Zhaotong city at a depth of 10.0 km mi on,6.1 magnitude earthquake 29 km from Zhaotong city, Yunnan, China http://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2014-08-03-08-30-13-utc-6-1-10 Earthquaketrack.com 4 August 2014 in the quake-prone province of Yunnan in southwestern China, about 18 km mi 0 on from Zhaotong. It was especially felt in the province of Yunnan, and less in the provinces of Guizhou and Sichuan.W Chinach zatrzęsła się ziemia. Zginęło prawie 400 osób http://www.tvp.info/16299765/zatrzesla-sie-ziemia-w-chinach-w-zhaotong-jak-po-bombardowaniu Tvp.info 3 August 2014 Telewizja Polska S.A 4 August 2014 pl thumb|left|220px|ShakeMap of the earthquake from the United States Geological Survey. The magnitude of the earthquake was 6.1 on the moment magnitude scale, with an intensity of up to VII (Very strong) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The quake was the result of a strike-slip fault, whose fault plane has a southwest–northeast strike.People's Daily http://jx.people.com.cn/n/2014/0804/c190316-21863888.html zh:云南鲁甸县6.5级地震遇难人数已升至367人 4 August 2014 zh 4 August 2014 8 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040423/http://jx.people.com.cn/n/2014/0804/c190316-21863888.html dead Seismicity in this region of southeast Asia is the direct result of the orogenic activity of the Himalayan mountain belt. Due to the complex interaction between the Eurasian plate and Indo-Australian plate from Afghanistan in the west to Burma and China in the east, many shallow sub-surface faults are present in both southwest China and neighbouring Myanmar. Recent earthquakes This particular part of Yunnan Province was struck by the Mw 6.3 Burma earthquake in 2003.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2003/2003_09_21_mt.php Historic Earthquakes: Moment Tensor Solution United States Geological Survey 7 August 2012 3 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043905/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2003/2003_09_21_mt.php 8 August 2014 dead Similar events have occurred in recent years due to strike-slip faulting in the nearby vicinity, such as the w7.7 1988 Lancang earthquake, the 2006 Yunnan earthquake of magnitude 5.0, which killed 19 people,https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pde20060825055144390_21#scientific_moment-tensor M5.0 – eastern Sichuan, China United States Geological Survey 25 August 2006 3 August 2014 the largest of recent times, the Mw 7.9 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which killed over 69,000 people, the Mw 6.9 2011 Shan earthquake,https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0002aes/neic_c0002aes_wmt.php USGS WPhase Moment Solution United States Geological Survey 24 March 2011 3 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140719050418/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0002aes/neic_c0002aes_wmt.php 19 July 2014 dead and more recently, the 2012 Yunnan earthquakes, which was the result of reverse faulting and not strike-slip faulting like the Ludian earthquake,https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pde20120907031942530_10#scientific_moment-tensor M5.5 – Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou region, China United States Geological Survey 7 September 2012 3 August 2014 killing 81 people and injuring 821 others.http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2012/09-09/4169650.shtml zh:云南彝良地震死亡人数增至81人 通讯基本恢复 China News Service zh 9 September 2012 Damage and casualties thumb|Longtoushan Town (zh-Hans-CN 龙头山镇) after the earthquake Casualties Ludian Qiaojia Zhaoyang Huize Total Deaths 526 (As of 8 August 7:00 UTC)http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/zwgk/mzyw/201408/20140800678456.shtml zh:云南省鲁甸县6.5级地震造成589人死亡9人失踪 Magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Ludian County, Yunnan results in 589 deaths and 9 missing Ministry of Civil Affairs Yunnan 6 August 2014 6 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808072909/http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/zwgk/mzyw/201408/20140800678456.shtml 8 August 2014 dead 78 (As of 8 August 7:00 UTC) 1 (As of 8 August 7:00 UTC) 12 (As of 8 August 7:00 UTC) 617 (As of 8 August 7:00 UTC) Injured 1,713 (As of 5 August 6:30 UTC)http://yunnan.mca.gov.cn/article/mzyw/201408/20140800679957.shtml zh:昭通市鲁甸县发生6.5级地震（续报十八） Ministry of Civil Affairs Yunnan 5 August 2014 5 August 2014 zh https://web.archive.org/web/20140808072913/http://yunnan.mca.gov.cn/article/mzyw/201408/20140800679957.shtml 8 August 2014 dead 290 (As of 5 August 6:30 UTC) ? 370 (As of 5 August 6:30 UTC) 3,143 (As of 8 August 7:00 UTC) Missing 109 (As of 8 August 7:00 UTC)http://yunnan.mca.gov.cn/article/mzyw/201408/20140800680994.shtml zh:昭通市鲁甸县发生6.5级地震（续报二十一） Ministry of Civil Affairs Yunnan 6 August 2014 6 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808073116/http://yunnan.mca.gov.cn/article/mzyw/201408/20140800680994.shtml 8 August 2014 dead 3 (As of 8 August 7:00 UTC) 0 0 112 (As of 8 August 7:00 UTC) The earthquake caused significant damage in the immediate vicinity of the epicenter, principally in the city of Zhaotong, where power outages and significant structural damage were reported.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/03/c_133528486.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140804100511/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/03/c_133528486.htm dead 4 August 2014 6.5-magnitude quake hits southwest China's Yunnan: CENC – Xinhua | English.news.cn Xinhua News Agency 3 August 2014 Chinese authorities announced that the quake left at least 391 dead, and over 1,801 injured.http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-08-04/125030627270.shtml zh:云南鲁甸地震遇难人数增至391人 Sina Corp 4 August 2014 zhhttp://news.163.com/special/ynzt/ zh:云南昭通鲁甸县地震 Netease 4 August 2014 zh According to the South China Morning Post, the tremor was felt in nearby towns, including the capital of Yunnan, Kunming, also in Chongqing, Leshan and Chengdu in the neighboring province of Sichuan.Fuerte sismo en China dejó al menos 367 personas muertas http://noticias.univision.com/article/2046399/2014-08-03/mundo/fuerte-sismo-en-china-dejo-al-menos-150-personas-muertas?ftloc=channel10197:wcmWidgetUimHulkCollection Univision.com Univision Communications Inc es 3 August 2014 Road access to Longquan Village (龙泉村) of Longtoushan Town (龙头山镇), Ludian County, was blocked, where buildings collapsed.朱峰 http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/08-03/6453579.shtml zh:交通部门保通救灾 沙坝村至龙泉村道路今晚打通无望 China News Service zh 3 August 2014 3 August 2014 In Ludian, it was reported that around 12,000 homes had collapsed, many of them being aged brick structures.http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/strong-quake-hits-sw-chinas-yunnan-province https://web.archive.org/web/20140803223907/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/strong-quake-hits-sw-chinas-yunnan-province dead 3 August 2014 Strong Quake Kills at least 175 in Southern China Jack Change Associated Press 3 August 2014 3 August 2014 Aftershocks From 3 August 6 UTC until 21 UTC, 9 aftershocks of M 3.0 or higher were recorded by the China Seismic Bureau. The largest aftershock measured M 4.2.截至8月6日20时00分 云南鲁甸6.5级地震共记录到余震763次 http://www.cea.gov.cn/publish/dizhenj/468/553/101160/101161/20140806203713519568775/index.html China Earthquake Administration 6 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808061447/http://www.cea.gov.cn/publish/dizhenj/468/553/101160/101161/20140806203713519568775/index.html 8 August 2014 dead Number Date (° N) (°E) Focal depth (km) Magnitude Location Earthquake time (BJT) 1 dmy 2014 08 03 27.1 103.3 12 6.5 Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province 16:03:10 2 dmy 2014 08 03 27.1 103.4 5 3.3 Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province 16:45:18 3 dmy 2014 08 03 27.1 103.4 5 3.1 Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province 18:12:41 4 dmy 2014 08 03 27.1 103.4 9 3.1 Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province 18:34:00 5 dmy 2014 08 03 27.1 103.4 5 4 Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province 19:07:20 6 dmy 2014 08 03 27 103.4 8 3.1 Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province 19:46:31 7 dmy 2014 08 03 27.1 103.4 5 4.1 Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province 21:47:07 8 dmy 2014 08 03 27.1 103.3 11 4.1 Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province 22:28:29 9 dmy 2014 08 04 27.1 103.4 5 4.2 Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province 3:30:31 10 dmy 2014 08 04 27.1 103.4 5 3.1 Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province 7:06:10 Response and relief 280px|thumb|Mourning held on 8 August 2014 in Baogunao (zh-Hans-CN 包谷垴乡) for victims of the Ludian earthquake The Chinese government sent a 30-man team to the epicentre region immediately after the earthquake struck, as well as 2,000 tents, 3,000 folding beds, 3,000 quilts, and 3,000 coats to provide shelter for the displaced and homeless. The majority of the injured were transported to safe areas. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who flew to the epicenter on the morning of 4 August,http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0804/c1024-25394147.html zh:李克强赶赴云南鲁甸地震灾区指导抗震救灾 People's Daily 4 August 2014 zhhttps://www.ft.com/content/6c0eae0a-a95d-11e2-a096-00144feabdc0 Li Keqiang flies to Sichuan quake zone Financial Times London 3 August 2014 3 August 2014 subscription sent a joint working group to investigate and assist the locals in the rescue.http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/08-03/6453513.shtml zh:李克强就云南地震作批示 中央派出联合工作组 China News Service zh 3 August 2014 3 August 2014 Donations As of 17:00 (UTC+8) on 15 August 2014, Yunnan Province received ¥536 million in donated money and ¥50 million in donated goods. The donations came from a wide array of government groups and privately owned companies.云南省级共接收鲁甸6.5级地震捐款5.36亿元 See also Earth sciences China List of earthquakes in Yunnan List of earthquakes in China List of earthquakes in 2014 References External links 605131010 eq-2014-000102-chn Ludian Ludian Category:Earthquakes in Yunnan Category:Geography of Zhaotong Category:Strike-slip earthquakes Category:August 2014 in China