China News Service, Chengdu, September 5 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun and Wang Peng) On September 5, after the Luding earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, Sichuan earthquake experts comprehensively analyzed that it is unlikely that a larger earthquake will occur in the original earthquake area in the near future. , the aftershock activity will continue for some time.
China Earthquake Networks determined that at 12:52 on September 5, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan (29.59 degrees north latitude, 102.08 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 16 kilometers.
The earthquake was clearly felt in the urban area of Chengdu, and was felt in Ganzi, Aba, Liangshan, Ya'an and other places.
China Earthquake Early Warning Network sends earthquake early warning information 56 seconds in advance for Chengdu through early warning terminals, mobile APPs, third-party platforms and other channels.
After the earthquake, the Ministry of Emergency Management, the China Earthquake Administration, the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government attached great importance to it. Min Yiren, member of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Emergency Management, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the China Earthquake Administration, made a statement on strengthening the monitoring and tracking of the earthquake situation and the investigation and evaluation of the earthquake disaster. Arranged deployment; Sichuan Provincial Party Committee Secretary Wang Xiaohui, Governor Huang Qiang and other leaders gave instructions to do a good job in the earthquake relief work, requiring the relevant departments and the local government to race against time to do the earthquake relief work, and make every effort to ensure the safety of life and property of the people in the disaster area.
At the same time, the Sichuan Earthquake Administration launched a second-level emergency response and established an emergency headquarters.
Lei Jiancheng, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Sichuan Earthquake Administration, accompanied the working group led by Governor Huang Qiang to the earthquake site for guidance; the first group of on-site work teams led by Jiang Xiaolin, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Earthquake Administration, rushed to the earthquake. The earthquake monitoring center in Kangding, Chengdu and Zigong dispatched on-site work teams to assist on-site work in the earthquake area from the station.
The earthquake caused damage to some power grid facilities in Sanjiao Township, Yidong Town (the border with Luding) in Hanyuan County, Ya'an.
Photo by Li Ming
At the same time, the Sichuan Earthquake Administration organized experts to conduct emergency consultations with earthquake experts from the China Earthquake Network Center and surrounding provinces, instructed the earthquake monitoring stations around the earthquake area to conduct intensive monitoring, and sent a mobile monitoring team to the earthquake area to set up mobile monitoring stations. Internet to strengthen earthquake tracking.
According to comprehensive analysis by Sichuan earthquake experts, the epicenter of the earthquake was located near the Moxi fault in the southeastern section of the Xianshuihe fault zone, and it was a main shock-aftershock type earthquake. Larger earthquakes are unlikely to occur in the quake area, and aftershock activity will continue for some time.
As of 15:00 on September 5, a total of 3 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 and above were recorded, including 0 earthquakes with magnitudes 6.0-6.9, 0 earthquakes with magnitudes 5.0-5.9, 1 earthquake with magnitudes 4.0-4.9, and earthquakes with magnitudes 3.0-3.9 2 times.
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