Beijing News (Reporter Zhang Jingya) The Beijing Earthquake Administration released news that a magnitude 1.8 earthquake occurred near Shuangfeng Street, Shunyi District at 9:46 today (April 1). Several residents of Shunyi District said they could clearly feel the earthquake and "was shaking at their feet."
At 10 o'clock today, the Beijing Seismological Bureau announced that the Beijing Seismological Network officially determined that a magnitude 1.8 earthquake occurred near Shuangfeng Street (40.17 degrees north latitude and 116.62 degrees east longitude) at 9.46 on April 1. Depth of 7 kilometers.
The staff of the Beijing Earthquake Administration told the Beijing News that the earthquake did not reach the magnitude 2.0, so it was not announced at the first time. However, after the earthquake, some netizens posted a post indicating that they felt the earthquake, so they made a detailed announcement.
Ms. Li, who lives in Mapo Town, Shunyi District, said that at 9 o'clock in the kitchen, she felt that her feet were shaking and the shelves with tableware were shaking. She thought it was an earthquake and was busy running downstairs. "When you go downstairs, you won't feel the earthquake." Another resident said, there was a clear sense of earthquake. "The table moved."
At 16:09 on March 29, an earthquake occurred in Shunyi. The Beijing Seismological Bureau previously reported that a magnitude 1.7 earthquake occurred near Shuangfeng Street (40.16 degrees north latitude and 116.62 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 6 kilometers. The earthquake caused feelings in Mapo Town, Niulanshan Town and other places in Shunyi District.