1997 Jiashi earthquakes

Earthquakes in China 1997 Jiashi earthquakes 21 January – 16 April 1997 China 5.9 w y 11 km mi 0 39.47 N 76.99 E China 12 killed, 40 injured The Jiashi earthquakes were a series of earthquakes from 1997 to 2003, with several earthquakes larger than s y 6 occurring between January and April 1997.http://d.wanfangdata.com.cn/Periodical_nldz200502003.aspx 1997-2003年新疆伽师地震序列时空分布研究 Two strong earthquakes with magnitudes s 6.4 and 6.3 occurred on January 21, 1997, at 09:47 and 09:48 local time, respectively, in Jiashi County of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, NW China.http://www.csi.ac.cn/wm/zaihai/199701.htm Archived copy 2010-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004102341/http://www.csi.ac.cn/wm/zaihai/199701.htm 2011-10-04 dead The earthquakes occurred on a major strike-slip fault beneath the Tarim Basin. The fault has no surface expression and prior to the earthquake was unknown. At least 12 people were killed and 40 injured in the earthquakes of January 21.Significant Earthquakes of the World 1997 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607141145/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1997.php 2011-06-07 United States Geological Survey Another earthquake on March 1, 1997, at 14:04 local time with magnitude s 6.0 killed another person.http://www.csi.ac.cn/wm/zaihai/199704.htm Archived copy 2010-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004102442/http://www.csi.ac.cn/wm/zaihai/199704.htm 2011-10-04 dead On April 6, 11 and 16, other four earthquakes with magnitudes s 6.3, 6.4, 6.6 and 6.3 killed 8 people.http://www.csi.ac.cn/wm/zaihai/199705.htm Archived copy 2010-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004102541/http://www.csi.ac.cn/wm/zaihai/199705.htm 2011-10-04 dead Several predictions were made in this earthquake series. Some of the predictions were not fulfilled, while some preceded the predicted earthquake from 2.5 hours to 4 days. The April 11 earthquake occurred 30 minutes after a prediction was made.http://bssa.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/5/117189/5/1171 Predictions of the 1997 strong earthquakes in Jiashi, Xinjiang, China G. Zhang L. Zhu X. Song Z. Li M. Yang N. Su X. Chen 1999 Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 89 5 1171–1183 10.1785/BSSA0890051171 1999BuSSA..89.1171Z 131035733 subscription Rebiya Kadeer wrote that her career was significantly affected by the earthquakes, which were "one of the worst natural disasters that had occurred in the Uyghur nation in recent memory." One hundred villages and one thousand homes were leveled. Kadeer organized donations and aid for the area.Kadeer Rebiya Dragon Fighter One Woman's Epic Struggle for Peace with China 2009 Kales Press 978-0-9798456-1-1 276-278 registration https://archive.org/details/dragonfighterone0000kade/ See also List of earthquakes in China References External links 1007495 1997 Jiashi Category:1997 earthquakes Category:1997 disasters in China Category:January 1997 in China