The staff is setting up mobile seismic monitoring equipment. Image courtesy of Hebei Earthquake Administration
China News Service Shijiazhuang, July 12 (Reporter Li Qian) At 6:38 on the 12th, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in Guye District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, and the Hebei Provincial People's Government has initiated a three-level emergency response. As of 10:00 on the 12th, there were 33 aftershocks in the area. After consultation between the Tangshan City Emergency Management Bureau and the Hebei Earthquake Administration Forecast Center, the analysis believes that it is unlikely that an earthquake of magnitude 5 or more will occur in the original earthquake area in the near future.
According to the Hebei Provincial Earthquake Administration, as of 10:00 on the 12th, there were 33 aftershocks, 0 earthquakes of magnitude 4 and above, 0 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0-3.9, 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.0-2.9, and earthquakes of magnitude 1.0-1.9. , 31 of which are below level 1.0.
It is reported that this earthquake is the largest earthquake that occurred in Hebei Province after the Wen'an 5.1 earthquake on July 4, 2006, and the largest earthquake in North China in recent years. The earthquake occurred in the old earthquake zone of Tangshan. The nearest fault has not yet been named and is about 6 kilometers away. The other nearest fault is the Zhenzizhen fault, about 12 kilometers away.
People living near the earthquake zone lived as usual. Image courtesy of Hebei Earthquake Administration
According to statistics, since 1900, 29 earthquakes (including aftershocks) of magnitude 5.0 or more occurred within 100 kilometers of the epicenter. Among them, the largest magnitude was the 7.8 magnitude earthquake (distance about 57 kilometers) in Fengnan District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, July 28, 1976, and the closest in time and space was Luan County 5.0, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, October 6, 1995. Earthquake, the space distance is about 6 kilometers.
On the same day, the Tangshan, Hebei, 5.1 earthquake hit the Weibo hot search. As of 14:00, the topic reached 440 million views and 99,000 discussions.
It is reported that Tangshan City experienced significant earthquake sensations, such as Chengde City, Cangzhou City, Langfang City, Xiong'an New District, etc., all counties in Qinhuangdao City, Yi County in Baoding City, and Chicheng County and Wei County in Zhangjiakou City had slight quake Shock. As of press time, no casualties have been reported, and the Hebei Earthquake Administration has released relevant information on the official website, Weibo, and WeChat public accounts in a timely manner.
Netizens from all over Hebei have updated their post-earthquake situation on Weibo and WeChat, and reported safety online. At the same time, netizens from all over the world also posted on the Internet to pray for the people of Tangshan.
It is understood that the People's Government of Hebei Province has initiated a three-level emergency response. After the earthquake, Yuan Tongli, executive vice governor of Hebei Provincial People's Government, and Shi Qingshuang, deputy governor, went to the emergency command center of Hebei Provincial Earthquake Administration for command and dispatch work.
According to the official Weibo of the Beijing Seismological Bureau, the Tangshan 5.1 earthquake caused a sensation in Beijing, among which Pinggu, Shunyi, Tongzhou and other regions in the east had a strong sensation. The maximum seismic intensity recorded by the instrument was 3 degrees, which did not cause obvious earthquakes. Harm and loss of human life and property. In fact, the seismic fortification intensity of Beijing is 8 degrees, which is much higher than the impact intensity of the earthquake on Beijing, so this earthquake will not affect the housing facilities of Beijing. (Finish)