China News Network Urumqi, May 10 (Sun Tingwen Wang Yu) According to the official measurement of China Seismic Network, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in Keping County (40.77 degrees north latitude, 78.76 degrees east longitude) in Aksu, Xinjiang, at 23:35 on the 9th. The depth is 15 kilometers.
The reporter learned from the Aksu Prefecture Fire and Rescue Detachment that two fire trucks and eight rescuers from Keping County had rushed to the epicenter—near Kumbashi Village, Gaizilik Town, Keping County to verify the disaster. After verifying the situation with the local police station, police office and other telephones, the local area is a "no man's land". The 25 vehicles, 123 rescuers, and two search and rescue dogs of the Aksu Prefecture Fire and Rescue Detachment have also been dispatched, and 30 rescuers in six vehicles have been on standby and are ready to increase assistance at any time.
The 5.2-magnitude earthquake caused Keping County, Aheqi County and other earthquakes to have a strong sense of earthquake, and the Aksu region, Kashi region, Atushi city and other earthquakes have a strong sense of earthquake. The epicenter was 38 kilometers away from Keping County, 134 kilometers away from Aksu City, and 804 kilometers away from Urumqi City.
The picture shows the Karamay Fire Rescue Detachment personnel gathered to stand by. Photo courtesy of Karamay Fire Rescue Detachment
The nearby Kashi area fire rescue detachment has 32 vehicles and 175 people on standby. Because the Bachu County Fire Rescue Brigade is close to the epicenter, a total of 2 vehicles and 10 people are assembled to prepare for key reinforcement. In addition, 53 people from 11 vehicles of the neighboring Kezhou Fire Rescue Detachment have also gathered to stand by, ready to dispatch. Fire rescuers in Karamay and other places have also gathered to stand by.
It is reported that after the earthquake, the team members of the Xinjiang Earthquake Administration set off from Keping County for the first time, and have arrived in the towns of Gaizlik and Yuerqi in the earthquake area to carry out earthquake damage investigations.
The reporter noticed that after the 5.2-magnitude earthquake in Keping County, another 3.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in the local area.
Keping County is located in the northwestern part of Xinjiang's southern Xinjiang, the westernmost point of the Aksu region, at the southern foot of the Alta Mountain in the Tianshan branch and the northern edge of the Tarim Basin. It is 170 kilometers and 380 kilometers away from Aksu Airport and Kashi Airport. (Finish)