China News Service, Xining, January 23 (Sun Rui, Li Zezhong) The reporter learned from Qinghai Airport Company on the 23rd that after the 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Delingha City, new cracks were added to the wall of Delingha Airport Terminal, and flight guarantees were all normal.
China Earthquake Networks officially determined that an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred in Delingha, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai (38.44 degrees north latitude, 97.37 degrees east longitude) at 10:21 on January 23, with a focal depth of 8 kilometers and an epicenter about 150 kilometers from the airport. .
According to reports, when the earthquake occurred, Delingha Airport was in the process of guaranteeing flights, and the earthquake was clearly felt. According to the earthquake emergency plan and the inspection list of key equipment, the Delingha Airport Emergency Command Center notified all departments at 10:25 to check the facilities and equipment. , and report the earthquake situation to Qinghai Airport Company in accordance with the information reporting process.
All departments organized employees to inspect all facilities and equipment in a timely manner. After checking that everything was normal, on-site security personnel organized passengers to board the plane in an orderly manner, and the flight took off normally at 10:43.
After the flight guarantee was over, Delingha Airport Branch once again organized all staff to conduct a comprehensive inspection of facilities and equipment, runway pavement, and individual buildings. The main structure of each single building is normal, and some parts of the wall have new cracks of 1-2 mm wider than before.
Qinghai Airport Company said that it will continue to pay attention to earthquake information with Delingha Airport Branch, do a good job in emergency support and service support, and strengthen Delingha Airport's safety management, facility equipment management, and emergency rescue management, and do a good job at any time. Earthquake relief and emergency rescue preparations ensure smooth and orderly safe production and normal operation of the airport during the Spring Festival travel period.
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