China News Service, Xining, January 12 (Qi Zengbei and Wang Pengcheng) The reporter learned from the Qinghai Provincial Fire Rescue Corps on the 12th that after the aftershock of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, the fire rescue force quickly rushed to the earthquake area to carry out earthquake inspections. Work, so far, no reports of casualties and building collapses have been received.
China Earthquake Networks officially determined that at 18:20 on January 12, 2022, Beijing time, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. 101.49 degrees.
The picture shows the Haibei Prefecture Fire and Rescue Detachment has assembled and is ready to go to the earthquake area.
Photo by Su Feiyu
After the earthquake, the Qinghai Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps assembled 3 heavy-duty, 6 light-duty and combat support units in the province with a total of 147 vehicles and 644 people ready to be dispatched at any time.
The Haibei Fire Rescue Detachment assembled 3 vehicles and 12 people from the full-time headquarters, carrying 126 sets of equipment, and the Menyuan Brigade, 4 vehicles and 20 people, carried 710 sets of equipment and rushed to the epicenter.
The picture shows the fire officers and fighters of the Haibei Prefecture Fire Rescue Detachment conducting inspections in the earthquake area.
Photo by Ma Yulong
In addition, 2 vehicles and 15 people from the advance security team of the Menyuan County Fire Rescue Brigade in Haibei Prefecture have arrived in the earthquake area to carry out earthquake inspection work.
Up to now, no reports of casualties and building collapses have been received, and the specific situation is under further investigation.
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