China News Urumqi, June 26th (Reporter Wang Xiaojun) An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred in the early morning of the 26th in Yutian County, Xinjiang. The epicenter was located in a mountainous area with a high altitude and sparse population. There have been no reports of casualties and property damage.
According to the official survey by the Xinjiang Seismic Network, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in Yutian County, Hotan, Xinjiang, at 5:05 on the 26th. The epicenter was located at 35.73 degrees north latitude, 82.33 degrees east longitude, and the focal depth was 10 kilometers.
According to information from the Xinjiang Earthquake Administration, the epicenter of the earthquake was 138 kilometers away from Yutian County, 265 kilometers away from Hotan City, and 1005 kilometers away from Urumqi. There are no villages within 20 kilometers around the epicenter, no townships within 50 kilometers, and Aqiang Township within 100 kilometers.
After the earthquake, the emergency response team at the Hotan Seismic Station has rushed to the earthquake area. At the same time, the working group of the Xinjiang Earthquake Administration set off from Urumqi to the epicenter to carry out emergency response work at the earthquake site.
The Xinjiang Fire Rescue Corps launched the earthquake emergency rescue plan, and dispatched the fire rescue force of Tian County to the epicenter. The Hotan Fire Rescue Detachment, Aksu Fire Rescue Detachment, and Kashi Fire Rescue Detachment were ready for emergency.
Yang Wenlu, the second-level commander of the Hotan Fire Rescue Detachment, said that the rescue forces had arrived at the epicenter and started a net-style investigation. "There was no mobile phone signal at the epicenter."
The Aksu Forest Fire Brigade indicated that the combatants were checking the performance of rescue equipment. Photo by Wang Xudong
According to the person in charge of the Hotan Power Dispatching and Control Center, the earthquake did not damage the power grid equipment and facilities, the Hotan Power Grid operated stably, and the power supply was sufficient and normal. Relevant departments of the company are on standby 24 hours, emergency rescue personnel, vehicles, generators and other materials are prepared in an orderly manner, and do their utmost to ensure the normal use of electricity in the earthquake area.
The Hetian area is extremely sparsely populated within 50 kilometers around Yutian County. It is 823 kilometers from the Aksu Forest Fire Brigade and 1034 kilometers from the Bazhou Forest Fire Brigade (in Korla). Prepared for emergency rescue in a short time, altogether used 145 people in 16 vehicles (4 vehicles and 28 people in the organization's service squadron, 56 vehicles in 6 vehicles in Korla Brigade, 61 people in 6 vehicles in Aksu Brigade). Equipment, ready for rescue at any time.
This earthquake is one of the largest earthquakes in Xinjiang since this year, and the other is a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on January 19 in Jiashi, Xinjiang. (Finish)