China News Agency, 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 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei earthquake felt obvious. Then there were two aftershocks on the ground. This 5.1 magnitude earthquake is the largest earthquake that occurred within 200 kilometers around the epicenter in the past 5 years.
China Seismological Network officially determined that a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred at Guye District, Tangshan, Hebei (39.78 degrees north latitude, 118.44 degrees east longitude) at 6:38 on July 12, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. The official Weibo of the China Earthquake Networks Center released at 8:13 that the earthquake occurred in the early morning and had a wide range of sensations. Earthquake caused a strong sense of earthquake, Tianjin, Beijing and other earthquakes are very obvious.
Feng Chunyong, who lives in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, said that when the earthquake occurred, "the shaking was particularly noticeable." The chandelier at home shook violently, and some things on the table fell to the ground. After the earthquake, they discovered that the kitchen was in a state of woes and many condiment bottles were broken.
Zhu Xiaofeng, who lives in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, said that when the earthquake occurred, she ran downstairs from the sixth floor with her child without much thought. After going downstairs, she found that many residents were outdoors because of the earthquake.
The Tangshan 5.1 earthquake hit the Weibo hot search, and many netizens from Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei shared their local conditions, pictures, and videos on the Internet.
According to the Hebei Provincial Seismological Bureau, according to the China Earthquake Network Quick Report Catalogue, there have been 17 earthquakes of magnitude 3 and above in the past 5 years within 200 kilometers around the epicenter, and the largest earthquake is this earthquake. According to the fifth-generation zoning map, the epicenter was located in the 8-degree fortification zone.
It is reported that the epicenter was 28 kilometers away from Tangshan City and 132 kilometers away from Tianjin City. The average altitude is about 109 meters within 5 kilometers of the epicenter. Subsequently, two aftershocks of magnitude 2.2 and 2.0 occurred in Guye District of Tangshan City at 7:02 and 7:26 respectively.
The official Weibo of China Railway Beijing Bureau Group Co., Ltd. announced that an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred in Guye District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. In order to ensure the safety of passenger trains, the railway department immediately initiated an emergency plan and detained passenger trains passing through the area. The facility is fully inspected.
Tangshan City Fire and Rescue Detachment stated that after the earthquake, the heavy and light earthquake teams of the detachment quickly assembled. At present, the detachment command center has not received relevant alarms, there are no casualties, and the traffic roads are in good condition.
The Hebei Provincial Earthquake Administration announced at 9 o'clock that there are currently no reports of casualties, and the specific situation is being understood. After the earthquake, the Hebei Provincial Earthquake Administration responded quickly, contacted the relevant departments of Tangshan to collect the earthquake and disaster situation, and dispatched the Hebei Provincial Earthquake Administration, the Hebei Provincial Earthquake Administration Tangshan Central Station and the Tangshan City Emergency Management Bureau (Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction Bureau) ) The personnel went to the scene to understand the situation, and Dai Posheng, director of the Hebei Earthquake Administration, was rushing to the earthquake site. In addition, the Hebei Earthquake Administration strictly implements 24-hour on-duty duty, pays close attention to public opinion and conducts public opinion guidance work, and immediately cooperates with the China Earthquake Network Center to conduct seismic consultation to analyze and judge the earthquake situation. (Finish)