2013 Dingxi earthquakes

Very strong fatal earthquakes in Gansu province, China November 2019 2013 Dingxi earthquakes 2013-07-21 23:45:56 usb000ije3 608441184 2013 07 22 y 07:45 (UTC+8) China s y 6.6 (CENC)w y 5.9 (USGS) w 6.0 (EMSC) 20 km mi 0 34.5 N 104.2 E inline,title China 95 dead, 2,395 injured (as of 25 July 2013)"China earthquake death toll reaches 94", CBC News, 23 July 2013 7 thumb|Shake map of the earthquake. (By United States Geological Survey) Dingxi earthquakes 定西地震 定西地震 Dìngxī Dìzhèn On 22 July 2013, a series of earthquakes occurred in Dingxi, Gansu. The first quake struck at 07:45 China Standard Time with an epicenter located at the border of Min County and Zhang County.http://www.cenc.ac.cn/manage/html/402881891275f6df011275f971990001/__SUBAO/_content/13_07/22/14003a8926500.html https://archive.today/20130722014918/http://www.cenc.ac.cn/manage/html/402881891275f6df011275f971990001/__SUBAO/_content/13_07/22/14003a8926500.html dead 22 July 2013 zh:甘肃省定西市岷县、漳县交界发生6.6级地震 China Earthquake Networks Center Chinese 22 July 2013 22 July 2013 The magnitude of the initial earthquake was placed at s y 6.6 by the China Earthquake Data Center with a focal depth of 20.0 km mi 0. It was measured at w y 5.9 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS)https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000ije3 M5.9 – 13 km E of Chabu, China (BETA) United States Geological Survey 22 July 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130731200156/http://comcat.cr.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000ije3 31 July 2013 and w 6.0 by the European Alert System.http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=326900 M 6.0 – Gansu, China – 2013-07-21 23:45:57 UTC EMSC 22 July 2013 Another strong quake occurred about one hour later, measuring 5.6 magnitude by the USGS.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23401470 China's Gansu province hit by powerful earthquakes BBC 22 July 2013 22 July 2013 As of 18:00 CST (10:00 UTC), 22 July 2013, 422 aftershocks had been recorded.22 July 2013 89 dead, 5 missing in NW China quake Xinhua News Agency http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/22/c_132563689.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130725130213/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/22/c_132563689.htm July 25, 2013 22 July 2013 The earthquakes were also felt in the nearby cities of Tianshui and Lanzhou in Gansu, as well as Xi'an, Baoji, and Xianyang in neighbouring Shaanxi. As of 23:00 CST, 23 July 2013, the earthquakes had caused at least 95 deaths, and more than 2,300 people were injured. Background The tremor occurred less than 14 km mi 0 from the Lintan-Dangchang fault line (临潭-宕昌断裂带). Since recorded history 25 earthquakes of more than 5.0 magnitude have occurred within a 200 km mi 0 radius from the current epicenter, the earliest being the 193 BC Lintao earthquake which measured at 6.5 magnitude, while the strongest was the 8.0-magnitude 1654 Tianshui earthquake.http://www.cenc.ac.cn/manage/html/402881891275f6df011275f971990001/_content/13_07/22/1374460339150.html 2013年7月22日甘肃省定西市岷县、漳县交界6.6级地震情况通报 China Earthquake Network Center 22 July 2013 22 July 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203844/http://www.cenc.ac.cn/manage/html/402881891275f6df011275f971990001/_content/13_07/22/1374460339150.html 3 March 2016 Effects Most of the casualties occurred in Min County, located 15 km mi 0 from the epicenter, which reported 87 deaths. According to the Gansu provincial officials, more than 1,200 buildings have collapsed and over 21,000 severely damaged. Many local buildings, often crudely constructed, were buried in the landslides caused by the earthquakes. Within the disaster zone, 20% of the buildings have collapsed and 60% are damaged. 27,360 people are estimated to have been displaced in Zhang County alone.https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1288201/60-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-central-china Rescuers rush to find earthquake victims in Gansu South China Morning Post 22 July 2013 22 July 2013 Communication was cut off to 13 townships in Zhang County and many villages in Meichuan, Min County. Five towns in eastern Min County have lost power. Aftershocks + Time (CST) Coordinates Magnitude Depth (km) 22 July 2013　07:45:09 34.5 N 104.2 E dms 3.4 7 22 July 2013　08:06:38 34.5 N 104.2 E dms 3.0 7 22 July 2013　08:09:43 34.5 N 104.2 E dms 3.9 6 22 July 2013　08:16:45 34.5 N 104.2 E dms 3.3 10 22 July 2013　09:12:34 34.6 N 104.2 E dms 5.6 14 22 July 2013　09:23:28 34.6 N 104.2 E dms 3.0 7 22 July 2013　15:28:08 34.5 N 104.2 E dms 3.7 7 23 July 2013　16:46:46 34.6 N 104.2 E dms 3.1 7 (Source:http://www.ceic.ac.cn 中國地震台網 https://web.archive.org/web/20130723163500/http://www.ceic.ac.cn/ 2013-07-23 live) Relief efforts On the day of the earthquakes, General-secretary of CCP and Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out rescue efforts". By afternoon the two top leaders of Gansu Province, Communist Party secretary Wang Sanyun and Governor Liu Weiping, along with 1,800 police officers and local officials, had arrived in the earthquake-stricken area. The People's Liberation Army's Lanzhou Military Region, which is headquartered 230 km mi 0 from the disaster zone, had sent 1,078 troops to join the relief efforts by mid-afternoon.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/world/asia/earthquakes-hit-area-of-northwestern-china.html Earthquakes Hit Area of Northwestern China The New York Times 22 July 2013 22 July 2013 See also Earth sciences China List of earthquakes in 2013 List of earthquakes in China References External links 608441184 eq-2013-000080-chn earthquakes China Category:Dingxi Category:Earthquakes in Gansu Category:Earthquake clusters, swarms, and sequences Category:July 2013 in China